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M6.5 earthquake, Philippines, 2004-10-08

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth105 km

Time (UTC)2004-10-08 14:36

Rank in 200444 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19004542 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

9 km W of Talisay, Philippines · 13.93, 120.53

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.7M7.7

1937 M7.6M7.6

1942 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1970 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1999 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

1901 M7.0M7.0

1973 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2004-09-15	2004-09-15 19:10	115 km	24 km WNW of Looc, Philippines
M6.2 2003-10-09	2003-10-09 22:19	33 km	18 km WSW of Tagbak, Philippines
M6.0 2003-01-06	2003-01-06 23:43	10 km	25 km WSW of Bolitoc, Philippines
M6.1 2002-10-12	2002-10-12 23:43	33 km	155 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines
M6.2 2000-01-06	2000-01-06 21:31	33 km	Luzon, Philippines
M7.3 1999-12-11	1999-12-11 18:03	33 km	14 km WNW of Bolitoc, Philippines
M6.1 1998-08-23	1998-08-23 05:36	70 km	22 km W of Sabang, Philippines
M6.1 1996-07-30	1996-07-30 17:38	33 km	38 km WSW of Sabang, Philippines
M7.1 1994-11-14	1994-11-14 19:15	32 km	10 km E of Sabang, Philippines
M6.0 1994-04-27	1994-04-27 14:11	10 km	99 km NNW of Buluang, 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.