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M6.9 earthquake, Philippines, 2003-05-26

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth566 km

Time (UTC)2003-05-26 23:13

Rank in 200316 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19001941 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

34 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 6.76, 123.71

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2003-05-26	2003-05-26 23:26	584 km	15 km W of Gadung, Philippines

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1924 M8.1M8.1

1976 M7.9M7.9

1913 M7.9M7.9

2026 M7.8M7.8

2010 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.5M7.5

2010 M7.5M7.5

1984 M7.5M7.5

1928 M7.4M7.4

1955 M7.4M7.4

2017 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2002-12-30	2002-12-30 04:49	10 km	0 km NNW of Tabina, Philippines
M6.0 2002-03-08	2002-03-08 18:27	23 km	28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines
M7.5 2002-03-05	2002-03-05 21:16	31 km	Mindanao, Philippines
M6.3 2002-01-01	2002-01-01 11:29	138 km	3 km S of Lais, Philippines
M7.1 1999-03-04	1999-03-04 08:52	33 km	69 km S of Tabiauan, 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
M6.1 1995-04-23	1995-04-23 06:38	530 km	49 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
M6.2 1992-10-29	1992-10-29 07:29	33 km	3 km NNW of Gadung, Philippines
M6.1 1989-08-10	1989-08-10 01:55	56 km	17 km SSW of Maitum, 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.