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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 2001-01-01

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2001-01-01 08:54

Rank in 200119 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002411 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Mindanao, Philippines · 6.63, 126.90

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2001-01-02	2001-01-02 07:30	33 km	51 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
M5.5 2001-01-05	2001-01-05 22:51	84 km	45 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines
M5.6 2001-01-06	2001-01-06 04:45	33 km	55 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines

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

1911 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1984 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.5 2001-01-01	2001-01-01 06:57	33 km	21 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
M6.1 2000-10-05	2000-10-05 20:06	87 km	46 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines
M6.3 2000-06-14	2000-06-14 17:00	90 km	264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.4 1999-06-18	1999-06-18 10:55	33 km	106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.8 1998-09-02	1998-09-02 08:37	50 km	123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
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
M6.0 1996-01-27	1996-01-27 17:48	33 km	26 km E of Tigao, Philippines
M6.6 1995-04-20	1995-04-20 08:45	94 km	66 km E 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.