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M7.0 earthquake, Philippines, 2021-01-21

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth80 km

Time (UTC)2021-01-21 12:23

Rank in 202117 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19001599 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 4.99, 127.51

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2021-02-08	2021-02-08 00:00	35 km	126 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

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
M6.1 2020-12-15	2020-12-15 23:21	14 km	25 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 2020-09-06	2020-09-06 15:23	120 km	17 km E of Talagutong, Philippines
M6.4 2020-06-04	2020-06-04 08:49	113 km	133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 2020-03-26	2020-03-26 15:38	59 km	27 km SW of Burias, Philippines
M6.0 2020-02-06	2020-02-06 13:40	19 km	109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 2019-09-29	2019-09-29 02:02	73 km	86 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 2019-05-31	2019-05-31 10:12	99 km	34 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M7.0 2018-12-29	2018-12-29 03:39	60 km	96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
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

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.