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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1922-08-29

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1922-08-29 17:01

Rank in 192216 / 81among M6+

Rank since 19002566 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

15 km WNW of Santa Fe, Philippines · 12.20, 121.86

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1948 M7.8M7.8

1937 M7.6M7.6

1942 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1943 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.0M7.0

1973 M7.0M7.0

1928 M7.0M7.0

2025 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1922-04-23	1922-04-23 21:30	35 km	6 km S of Bangad, Philippines
M6.6 1919-04-27	1919-04-27 00:21	15 km	46 km NNE of Coron, Philippines
M6.8 1915-03-12	1915-03-12 14:48	15 km	29 km NNW of Roxas City, Philippines
M6.2 1912-11-08	1912-11-08 07:53	15 km	3 km WSW of Irosin, Philippines
M6.6 1907-11-24	1907-11-24 13:58	15 km	Luzon, Philippines
M7.5 1907-04-18	1907-04-18 20:59	15 km	7 km N of Luklukan, Philippines
M7.0 1901-12-14	1901-12-14 22:57	–	Southeastern Luzon, 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.