Major magnitude 7.2 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 55 km east of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Saturday, 10 January 1970 at 12:07 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 40 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.

Date & time: 10 Jan 1970 12:07:07 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.785°N / 126.682°E

(Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SE of Lukatan (Davao Oriental) (pop: 2,560) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) ESE of Bobon (pop: 4,520) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) SSE of San Ignacio (pop: 6,300) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of Manay (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) ESE of Mati (pop: 105,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) E of San Isidro (Davao Oriental) (pop: 9,710) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) E of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SE of Magugpo Poblacion (pop: 233,300) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) ESE of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (77 mi) ESE of Panabo (pop: 84,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 10¹⁵ joules (1106 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9.5 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 59.5 atomic bombs!) More info

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
7.2	40 km	Mindanao, Philippines	USGS

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):

04 Dec 1971 15:55 UTC
| M 5.5 |
55 km (34.2 mi) depth
|
129 km (80 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
08 Nov 1971 22:43 UTC
| M 5.6 |
170 km (105.6 mi) depth
|
120 km (74 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
29 Aug 1971 03:35 UTC
| M 5.6 |
54.7 km (34 mi) depth
|
93 km (58 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 Jun 1971 09:20 UTC
| M 5.7 |
35 km (21.7 mi) depth
|
108 km (67 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
10 May 1971 11:53 UTC
| M 5.8 |
40.7 km (25.3 mi) depth
|
135 km (84 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
25 Feb 1971 14:36 UTC
| M 5.8 |
85 km (52.8 mi) depth
|
100 km (62 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 Jul 1970 14:12 UTC
| M 5.8 |
45 km (28 mi) depth
|
69 km (43 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
30 Mar 1970 16:46 UTC
| M 6.8 |
50 km (31.1 mi) depth
|
26 km (16 mi) distance
| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 34 km southeast of Mati, Philippines, on Monday, 30 March 1970 at 16:46 (GMT)
04 Mar 1970 14:27 UTC
| M 6.1 |
35 km (21.7 mi) depth
|
59 km (37 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 82 km northeast of Mati, Philippines, on Wednesday, 4 March 1970 at 14:27 (GMT)
11 Jan 1970 05:02 UTC
| M 6.0 |
45 km (28 mi) depth
|
63 km (39 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 82 km northeast of Mati, Philippines, on Sunday, 11 January 1970 at 05:02 (GMT)
10 Jan 1970 14:16 UTC
| M 5.7 |
40 km (24.9 mi) depth
|
12 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
10 Jan 1970 13:59 UTC
| M 5.7 |
40 km (24.9 mi) depth
|
22 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details

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