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M6.7 earthquake, Philippines, 1987-05-12

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1987-05-12 01:30

Rank in 198734 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19002886 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

22 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 7.09, 126.70

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

1911 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1986-06-17	1986-06-17 18:13	32 km	6 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines
M6.0 1986-06-17	1986-06-17 10:38	33 km	89 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 1985-06-04	1985-06-04 03:56	94 km	218 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M7.5 1984-11-20	1984-11-20 08:15	202 km	45 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.6 1984-10-29	1984-10-29 23:18	153 km	4 km E of Kalbay, Philippines
M6.0 1983-08-27	1983-08-27 18:49	20 km	4 km W of Bunawan, Philippines
M6.3 1983-07-14	1983-07-14 19:47	43 km	93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.7 1983-03-15	1983-03-15 19:58	41 km	120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
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

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.