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M7.3 earthquake, Philippines, 1952-03-19

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1952-03-19 10:57

Rank in 19525 / 166among M6+

Rank since 1900658 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×102approx.

108 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 9.67, 127.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1943 M7.8M7.8

1911 M7.7M7.7

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

1921 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.4M7.4

1952 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1929 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.2M7.2

1924 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1951-11-04	1951-11-04 11:09	25 km	19 km E of Sulat, Philippines
M6.1 1950-07-18	1950-07-18 16:25	15 km	8 km SW of Mati, Philippines
M6.0 1947-01-08	1947-01-08 00:04	35 km	28 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.4 1945-12-20	1945-12-20 03:59	35 km	42 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines
M6.1 1945-03-31	1945-03-31 06:45	15 km	16 km W of San Pedro, Philippines
M6.1 1945-01-13	1945-01-13 11:57	35 km	62 km E of Union, Philippines
M6.4 1943-12-13	1943-12-13 15:53	35 km	6 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines
M6.1 1943-11-28	1943-11-28 06:20	35 km	13 km WNW of Socorro, Philippines
M6.1 1943-08-20	1943-08-20 01:22	35 km	33 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines
M7.8 1943-05-25	1943-05-25 23:07	15 km	77 km E of Baculin, 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.