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M7.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1948-01-24

MagnitudeM7.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1948-01-24 17:46

Rank in 19481 / 114among M6+

Rank since 1900178 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

3 km W of Buga, Philippines · 10.71, 122.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1948 M7.8M7.8

1908 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.1M7.1

1928 M7.0M7.0

1978 M6.9M6.9

2025 M6.9M6.9

1947 M6.9M6.9

1941 M6.8M6.8

1948 M6.8M6.8

1925 M6.8M6.8

1915 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1947-06-07	1947-06-07 18:47	15 km	5 km NE of Lim-oo, Philippines
M6.8 1941-11-05	1941-11-05 17:38	15 km	13 km SW of Donsol, Philippines
M6.8 1938-08-29	1938-08-29 15:22	15 km	14 km E of San Pedro, Philippines
M6.3 1937-09-22	1937-09-22 03:11	15 km	8 km E of Batuan, Philippines
M6.5 1931-07-12	1931-07-12 16:45	15 km	2 km SW of San Francisco, Philippines
M6.7 1928-06-15	1928-06-15 17:16	15 km	12 km NNE of Ligaya, Philippines
M7.0 1928-06-15	1928-06-15 06:12	25 km	26 km WSW of Malamig, Philippines
M6.3 1926-11-27	1926-11-27 05:19	15 km	4 km WSW of Babatngon, Philippines
M6.3 1925-05-25	1925-05-25 03:43	35 km	9 km WSW of Calatrava, Philippines
M6.2 1925-05-05	1925-05-05 11:58	15 km	1 km W of Novallas, 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.