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M6.5 earthquake, Philippines, 1989-12-20

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)1989-12-20 00:08

Rank in 198934 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004399 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

43 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 8.09, 126.83

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1943 M7.8M7.8

1911 M7.7M7.7

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2001 M7.5M7.5

1921 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.4M7.4

1952 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1989-12-15	1989-12-15 18:53	33 km	16 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines
M7.6 1989-12-15	1989-12-15 18:43	24 km	37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
M6.2 1989-12-08	1989-12-08 10:23	44 km	50 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
M6.1 1988-08-15	1988-08-15 09:59	52 km	Mindanao, Philippines
M6.2 1987-11-07	1987-11-07 16:23	80 km	93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.2 1987-06-14	1987-06-14 05:07	13 km	46 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines
M6.5 1987-06-06	1987-06-06 18:40	14 km	42 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines
M6.3 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 07:27	16 km	12 km ENE of Busdi, Philippines
M6.7 1987-05-12	1987-05-12 01:30	25 km	22 km SE of Manay, Philippines
M6.0 1986-06-17	1986-06-17 10:38	33 km	89 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.