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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1944-11-15

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth60 km

Time (UTC)1944-11-15 20:47

Rank in 194417 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002178 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×17approx.

227 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 4.54, 127.32

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

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
M6.2 1943-07-08	1943-07-08 14:35	35 km	244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.2 1943-03-22	1943-03-22 08:24	35 km	24 km WNW of Sigaboy, Philippines
M6.1 1941-02-27	1941-02-27 09:44	15 km	241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1939-06-02	1939-06-02 03:33	35 km	117 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 1938-10-11	1938-10-11 00:08	15 km	199 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M7.2 1938-10-10	1938-10-10 20:48	15 km	182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 1938-03-10	1938-03-10 16:20	35 km	33 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines
M6.8 1936-07-05	1936-07-05 18:55	35 km	77 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.7 1936-04-01	1936-04-01 20:10	35 km	217 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M7.8 1936-04-01	1936-04-01 02:09	35 km	161 km SE 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.