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M7.0 earthquake, Philippines, 1985-04-23

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth188 km

Time (UTC)1985-04-23 16:15

Rank in 198512 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001493 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

1 km ENE of Santo Cristo, Philippines · 15.34, 120.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.7M7.7

1937 M7.6M7.6

1942 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1934 M7.5M7.5

1970 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1999 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1994 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1980-03-31	1980-03-31 12:41	43 km	34 km SE of Dumabato, 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
M6.1 1974-02-19	1974-02-19 03:30	17 km	1 km W of Panikihan, Philippines
M6.9 1972-05-22	1972-05-22 06:04	31 km	30 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines
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
M6.2 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

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.