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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1969-02-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)1969-02-03 21:41

Rank in 196923 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19002540 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

220 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 4.75, 127.36

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1969-02-02	1969-02-02 01:38	49 km	231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1969-01-31	1969-01-31 00:44	48 km	271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.6 1969-01-30	1969-01-30 10:29	61 km	223 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.4 1968-11-25	1968-11-25 18:36	54 km	151 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 1968-11-09	1968-11-09 20:30	43 km	148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1968-10-24	1968-10-24 15:51	28 km	106 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1968-08-04	1968-08-04 11:41	100 km	64 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
M6.1 1968-03-17	1968-03-17 20:14	65 km	164 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.7 1966-09-08	1966-09-08 21:15	115 km	90 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1965-09-16	1965-09-16 13:50	160 km	5 km NE of San Ignacio, Philippines

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.