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M7.6 earthquake, Philippines, 2012-08-31

MagnitudeM7.6mww

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)2012-08-31 12:47

Rank in 20125 / 133among M6+

Rank since 1900386 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

89 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 10.81, 126.64

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2012-08-31	2012-08-31 23:37	40 km	84 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.7M7.7

1989 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2012 M7.6M7.6

1952 M7.3M7.3

1925 M7.2M7.2

1975 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.2M7.2

1924 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.1M7.1

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
M6.5 1997-10-06	1997-10-06 12:30	106 km	18 km E of Talisay, Philippines
M6.1 1996-11-07	1996-11-07 06:10	33 km	25 km E of Union, Philippines
M6.0 1996-11-05	1996-11-05 12:29	33 km	27 km E of Union, Philippines
M6.4 1996-10-02	1996-10-02 09:48	33 km	3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines
M6.3 1996-09-28	1996-09-28 14:10	235 km	22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines
M6.1 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 12:24	33 km	42 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.6 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 04:11	33 km	24 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.6 1996-09-20	1996-09-20 04:10	33 km	22 km NNE of Cortes, 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.