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M7.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1936-04-01

MagnitudeM7.8mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1936-04-01 02:09

Rank in 19361 / 105among M6+

Rank since 1900225 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×422approx.

161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 4.26, 126.38

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1986 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1936-01-20	1936-01-20 16:56	35 km	77 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1935-11-05	1935-11-05 20:57	15 km	132 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 1935-05-20	1935-05-20 05:21	15 km	226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.4 1934-11-27	1934-11-27 06:14	15 km	107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1934-01-16	1934-01-16 18:39	35 km	13 km N of Daliao, Philippines
M6.6 1933-03-17	1933-03-17 19:32	35 km	104 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.0 1931-09-29	1931-09-29 05:14	35 km	128 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.7 1931-03-18	1931-03-18 20:13	35 km	60 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.4 1931-02-27	1931-02-27 09:37	35 km	142 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.1 1929-11-18	1929-11-18 05:40	15 km	81 km ESE of Bobon, 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.