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M7.0 earthquake, Philippines, 1973-03-17

MagnitudeM7.0ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1973-03-17 08:30

Rank in 19738 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19001461 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

13 km ENE of San Andres, Philippines · 13.37, 122.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1937 M7.6M7.6

1942 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.4M7.4

1970 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1988 M7.3M7.3

1925 M7.2M7.2

1982 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1972-05-17	1972-05-17 05:27	26 km	40 km W of Harrison, Philippines
M7.3 1972-04-25	1972-04-25 19:30	26 km	18 km W of Harrison, Philippines
M6.5 1971-07-25	1971-07-25 12:51	20 km	6 km W of San Fernando, Philippines
M6.1 1971-07-02	1971-07-02 05:34	12 km	13 km NNE of Miaga, Philippines
M6.0 1971-04-29	1971-04-29 19:56	10 km	11 km NNE of Alad, Philippines
M6.6 1970-11-13	1970-11-13 14:16	22 km	8 km NNE of Placer, Philippines
M6.2 1970-04-15	1970-04-15 13:14	26 km	59 km NNE of Casuguran, Philippines
M7.0 1970-04-12	1970-04-12 04:01	15 km	17 km N of Karligan, Philippines
M6.5 1970-04-08	1970-04-08 21:23	28 km	35 km E of Dingalan, Philippines
M7.4 1970-04-07	1970-04-07 05:34	31 km	14 km ENE of Suklayin, 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.