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M6.6 earthquake, Philippines, 1996-09-20

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1996-09-20 04:11

Rank in 199645 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19003586 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

24 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9.45, 126.33

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1943 M7.8M7.8

1911 M7.7M7.7

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2012 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

1919 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 04:10	33 km	22 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.4 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 00:03	33 km	26 km SE of Union, Philippines
M6.0 1996-01-27	1996-01-27 17:48	33 km	26 km E of Tigao, Philippines
M6.4 1995-05-08	1995-05-08 18:08	12 km	40 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines
M6.1 1995-04-29	1995-04-29 09:43	15 km	57 km E of Sulat, Philippines
M6.8 1995-04-21	1995-04-21 05:17	27 km	47 km E of Dapdap, Philippines
M6.8 1995-04-21	1995-04-21 00:30	17 km	14 km ESE of Can-Avid, Philippines
M6.9 1995-04-21	1995-04-21 00:09	20 km	19 km E of Dolores, Philippines
M6.0 1995-04-21	1995-04-21 00:02	28 km	23 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines
M7.0 1993-05-11	1993-05-11 18:26	59 km	3 km E of Manay, 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.