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M7.0 earthquake, Philippines, 2018-12-29

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth60 km

Time (UTC)2018-12-29 03:39

Rank in 201817 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19001594 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 5.90, 126.92

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2019-01-15	2019-01-15 20:03	62 km	100 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1911 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2018-09-08	2018-09-08 07:16	10 km	7 km WNW of Manay, Philippines
M6.0 2018-04-05	2018-04-05 03:53	34 km	43 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines
M6.9 2017-04-28	2017-04-28 20:23	26 km	31 km SW of Burias, Philippines
M6.3 2016-09-23	2016-09-23 22:53	65 km	36 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines
M6.5 2016-01-11	2016-01-11 16:38	13 km	227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 2014-07-14	2014-07-14 07:59	20 km	78 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 2013-02-16	2013-02-16 04:37	105 km	16 km SE of Caburan, Philippines
M6.1 2009-11-28	2009-11-28 18:10	39 km	91 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 2009-06-14	2009-06-14 05:58	35 km	107 km SE of Caburan, Philippines
M6.1 2009-04-19	2009-04-19 05:23	25 km	194 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.