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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1941-11-05

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1941-11-05 17:38

Rank in 194116 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19002121 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

13 km SW of Donsol, Philippines · 12.81, 123.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1948 M7.8M7.8

1937 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1988 M7.3M7.3

1925 M7.2M7.2

1975 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.1M7.1

1982 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1941-05-09	1941-05-09 05:32	15 km	11 km SSW of Liboro, Philippines
M6.3 1939-05-06	1939-05-06 17:00	10 km	3 km SSE of Mapulo, Philippines
M6.8 1938-08-29	1938-08-29 15:22	15 km	14 km E of San Pedro, Philippines
M6.1 1938-02-05	1938-02-05 09:54	15 km	3 km ESE of Anuling, Philippines
M6.3 1937-09-22	1937-09-22 03:11	15 km	8 km E of Batuan, Philippines
M7.6 1937-08-20	1937-08-20 11:59	15 km	6 km E of Tignoan, Philippines
M6.0 1935-11-16	1935-11-16 05:50	15 km	40 km E of Sulat, Philippines
M6.2 1935-08-01	1935-08-01 14:06	25 km	39 km E of San Julian, Philippines
M6.2 1935-05-26	1935-05-26 22:03	25 km	34 km E of Dapdap, Philippines
M6.1 1935-05-25	1935-05-25 00:08	25 km	23 km ESE of San Policarpo, 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.