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M6.7 earthquake, Philippines, 1983-03-15

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth41 km

Time (UTC)1983-03-15 19:58

Rank in 198327 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002859 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 5.35, 126.57

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1976 M7.9M7.9

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.8M7.8

1936 M7.8M7.8

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1983-02-20	1983-02-20 10:49	60 km	78 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
M6.3 1983-02-12	1983-02-12 08:47	51 km	77 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines
M6.0 1981-05-13	1981-05-13 01:39	145 km	109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1981-03-26	1981-03-26 21:30	60 km	186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1980-02-29	1980-02-29 11:13	104 km	78 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.0 1980-01-02	1980-01-02 20:58	63 km	41 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.1 1979-11-19	1979-11-19 22:17	85 km	3 km NW of Kiupo, Philippines
M6.8 1979-04-10	1979-04-10 01:42	37 km	181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1979-02-11	1979-02-11 22:22	142 km	26 km E of Mangili, Philippines
M6.2 1979-02-07	1979-02-07 21:02	129 km	177 km SE of Pondaguitan, 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.