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M7.1 earthquake, Philippines, 1948-03-03

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1948-03-03 09:09

Rank in 19488 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19001048 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×51approx.

176 km W of Davila, Philippines · 18.76, 118.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 M7.5M7.5

1948 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

2022 M7.0M7.0

1906 M6.9M6.9

1905 M6.8M6.8

1919 M6.7M6.7

1931 M6.7M6.7

1957 M6.5M6.5

1950 M6.5M6.5

1981 M6.5M6.5

1983 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1947-04-11	1947-04-11 14:29	30 km	86 km W of Basco, 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
M6.0 1938-04-01	1938-04-01 21:31	15 km	158 km NNW of Pagudpud, 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
M6.1 1932-08-24	1932-08-24 12:10	15 km	4 km NE of Caba, 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.