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M7.5 earthquake, Philippines, 2002-03-05

MagnitudeM7.5mwc

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)2002-03-05 21:16

Rank in 20026 / 139among M6+

Rank since 1900482 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

Mindanao, Philippines · 6.03, 124.25

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2002-03-08	2002-03-08 18:27	23 km	28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1924 M8.1M8.1

1972 M8.0M8.0

1976 M7.9M7.9

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

2010 M7.6M7.6

2010 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

2001 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2002-01-01	2002-01-01 11:29	138 km	3 km S of Lais, Philippines
M6.4 2001-01-02	2001-01-02 07:30	33 km	51 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
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
M6.2 2000-04-03	2000-04-03 15:20	150 km	147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.4 1999-06-18	1999-06-18 10:55	33 km	106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M7.1 1999-03-04	1999-03-04 08:52	33 km	69 km S of Tabiauan, Philippines
M6.8 1998-09-02	1998-09-02 08:37	50 km	123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.0 1998-05-23	1998-05-23 17:44	658 km	6 km WNW of Tabid, Philippines
M6.0 1996-10-17	1996-10-17 16:15	117 km	41 km SE of Caburan, 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.