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M6.5 earthquake, Philippines, 1990-07-17

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)1990-07-17 21:14

Rank in 199049 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004409 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 16.50, 120.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.7M7.7

1937 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1934 M7.5M7.5

1970 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1938 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

1901 M7.0M7.0

1977 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1990-07-17	1990-07-17 18:06	18 km	10 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines
M7.7 1990-07-16	1990-07-16 07:26	25 km	4 km E of Macapsing, Philippines
M6.9 1987-04-25	1987-04-25 12:16	107 km	4 km N of Canaoalan, Philippines
M6.0 1987-02-11	1987-02-11 06:12	24 km	26 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines
M6.0 1986-02-19	1986-02-19 11:40	77 km	39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines
M6.1 1985-08-09	1985-08-09 19:59	22 km	22 km W of Rimus, Philippines
M6.1 1985-04-24	1985-04-24 01:07	33 km	7 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines
M7.0 1985-04-23	1985-04-23 16:15	188 km	1 km ENE of Santo Cristo, Philippines
M6.5 1983-08-17	1983-08-17 12:17	29 km	16 km ENE of Piddig, Philippines
M6.5 1981-11-22	1981-11-22 15:05	24 km	21 km NNE of Pagudpud, 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.