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M6.8 earthquake, Philippines, 2009-10-07

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth574 km

Time (UTC)2009-10-07 21:41

Rank in 200922 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002449 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

221 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines · 4.08, 122.37

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M8.3M8.3

1972 M7.7M7.7

2010 M7.6M7.6

2017 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.2M7.2

1999 M7.1M7.1

2005 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1902 M7.0M7.0

1932 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.8M6.8

1915 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2006-12-12	2006-12-12 15:48	214 km	203 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 2005-09-04	2005-09-04 23:58	444 km	259 km NW of Manado, Indonesia
M7.1 2005-02-05	2005-02-05 12:23	525 km	138 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
M6.0 2003-07-01	2003-07-01 05:52	635 km	179 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
M6.0 2002-03-08	2002-03-08 18:27	23 km	28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines
M7.1 1999-03-04	1999-03-04 08:52	33 km	69 km S of Tabiauan, Philippines
M6.1 1995-04-23	1995-04-23 06:38	530 km	49 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
M7.7 1972-06-11	1972-06-11 16:41	333 km	228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 1965-11-23	1965-11-23 01:17	24 km	164 km N of Manado, Indonesia
M6.7 1941-01-05	1941-01-05 18:47	25 km	152 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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.