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M6.9 earthquake, Philippine Islands, 2008-03-03

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)2008-03-03 14:11

Rank in 200815 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19001958 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Philippine Islands region · 13.35, 125.63

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2008-03-29	2008-03-29 03:01	8 km	97 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.4M7.4

1943 M7.4M7.4

1988 M7.3M7.3

1925 M7.2M7.2

1975 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.1M7.1

1982 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

1996 M7.1M7.1

2025 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2003-11-18	2003-11-18 17:14	35 km	4 km NW of Can-Avid, Philippines
M6.0 2003-07-01	2003-07-01 17:00	33 km	22 km NW of Cabodiongan, Philippines
M6.0 2003-06-26	2003-06-26 14:11	10 km	4 km ENE of Miaga, Philippines
M6.3 2003-02-15	2003-02-15 11:01	10 km	11 km SSW of San Vicente, Philippines
M6.4 1996-10-02	1996-10-02 09:48	33 km	3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines
M6.1 1996-06-14	1996-06-14 15:04	29 km	16 km N of Cabodiongan, Philippines
M7.1 1996-06-11	1996-06-11 18:22	33 km	8 km NNE of Palapag, Philippines
M6.4 1995-05-08	1995-05-08 18:08	12 km	40 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines
M6.1 1995-05-05	1995-05-05 04:39	33 km	12 km N of Cabatuan, Philippines
M7.1 1995-05-05	1995-05-05 03:53	16 km	14 km NE of Cabatuan, 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.