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M7.2 earthquake, Philippines, 1949-12-29

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1949-12-29 03:03

Rank in 19498 / 83among M6+

Rank since 1900858 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×65approx.

7 km N of Agbannawag, Philippines · 17.44, 121.54

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.6M7.6

1934 M7.5M7.5

1970 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1979 M7.1M7.1

1906 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

1977 M7.0M7.0

1985 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1949-09-05	1949-09-05 03:18	15 km	15 km E of Lubuagan, Philippines
M6.0 1949-09-05	1949-09-05 02:54	15 km	18 km ESE of Barlig, Philippines
M6.4 1946-02-20	1946-02-20 03:41	35 km	36 km E of Awallan, Philippines
M6.1 1945-08-02	1945-08-02 17:52	35 km	84 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines
M7.1 1938-05-23	1938-05-23 08:21	15 km	41 km W of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
M6.2 1938-03-31	1938-03-31 22:31	15 km	142 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines
M6.0 1937-08-15	1937-08-15 04:27	35 km	76 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines
M6.1 1935-07-07	1935-07-07 13:23	15 km	104 km WNW of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
M6.0 1935-01-11	1935-01-11 00:08	15 km	68 km NW of Davila, Philippines
M7.5 1934-02-14	1934-02-14 03:59	15 km	113 km W of Cabittaogan, 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.