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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 1998-09-02

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth50 km

Time (UTC)1998-09-02 08:37

Rank in 199816 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002400 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 5.41, 126.76

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

1936 M7.8M7.8

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

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
M6.9 1997-03-11	1997-03-11 19:22	10 km	121 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
M6.0 1996-10-17	1996-10-17 16:15	117 km	41 km SE of Caburan, Philippines
M6.3 1995-11-13	1995-11-13 02:17	33 km	239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.6 1995-04-20	1995-04-20 08:45	94 km	66 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.0 1995-02-19	1995-02-19 00:17	76 km	90 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 1993-06-04	1993-06-04 10:49	20 km	228 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M7.0 1993-05-11	1993-05-11 18:26	59 km	3 km E of Manay, Philippines
M6.8 1993-04-19	1993-04-19 21:01	24 km	253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-08-09	1992-08-09 19:49	73 km	183 km SSE of Sarangani, 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.