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M7.1 earthquake, Philippines, 1979-08-26

MagnitudeM7.1ms

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1979-08-26 14:31

Rank in 19796 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19001149 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

62 km N of San Vicente, Philippines · 19.07, 122.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1968 M7.6M7.6

1949 M7.2M7.2

1979 M7.1M7.1

1906 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1977 M7.0M7.0

2022 M7.0M7.0

1910 M7.0M7.0

1972 M6.9M6.9

1977 M6.9M6.9

1906 M6.9M6.9

1905 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1978-01-06	1978-01-06 04:41	33 km	41 km NW of San Vicente, Philippines
M6.2 1977-08-29	1977-08-29 14:23	12 km	54 km W of Fuerte, Philippines
M6.9 1977-07-21	1977-07-21 13:45	33 km	22 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines
M7.0 1977-03-18	1977-03-18 21:43	37 km	34 km E of Dicamay, Philippines
M6.9 1972-05-22	1972-05-22 06:04	31 km	30 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines
M6.0 1972-01-28	1972-01-28 16:18	31 km	126 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.4 1972-01-08	1972-01-08 05:27	13 km	119 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.1 1970-01-05	1970-01-05 00:20	18 km	68 km N of Namuac, Philippines
M6.5 1968-08-03	1968-08-03 06:25	22 km	35 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines
M7.6 1968-08-01	1968-08-01 20:19	31 km	28 km SE of Minuri, 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.