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M7.2 earthquake, Philippines, 1957-09-24

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1957-09-24 08:21

Rank in 195710 / 175among M6+

Rank since 1900822 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×75approx.

146 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 5.33, 127.00

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

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1957-06-06	1957-06-06 19:49	20 km	246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 1957-04-28	1957-04-28 01:23	50 km	44 km SE of Manay, Philippines
M6.3 1955-02-14	1955-02-14 16:53	35 km	229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1953-04-07	1953-04-07 23:58	35 km	177 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1953-03-14	1953-03-14 17:00	35 km	3 km NW of Lais, Philippines
M6.5 1952-12-28	1952-12-28 15:01	35 km	85 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 1952-04-14	1952-04-14 23:49	70 km	226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1952-03-23	1952-03-23 15:21	25 km	216 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1950-06-25	1950-06-25 11:05	58 km	147 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.3 1948-06-21	1948-06-21 12:05	15 km	202 km S of Sarangani, 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.