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M6.5 earthquake, Philippines, 1997-10-06

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth106 km

Time (UTC)1997-10-06 12:30

Rank in 199743 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19004484 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

18 km E of Talisay, Philippines · 9.79, 125.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.7M7.7

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

2025 M7.4M7.4

1952 M7.3M7.3

1984 M7.3M7.3

1929 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.2M7.2

1924 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1997-09-15	1997-09-15 13:05	51 km	23 km ESE of Barcelona, Philippines
M6.1 1996-11-07	1996-11-07 06:10	33 km	25 km E of Union, Philippines
M6.0 1996-11-05	1996-11-05 12:29	33 km	27 km E of Union, Philippines
M6.4 1996-10-02	1996-10-02 09:48	33 km	3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines
M6.3 1996-09-28	1996-09-28 14:10	235 km	22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines
M6.1 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 12:24	33 km	42 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.6 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 04:11	33 km	24 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
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

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.