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Philippines earthquakes in 1972

52 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Philippines in 1972. The largest: M8.0 1972 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake, Dec 2, 1972.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Every quake of 1972

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.9131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 45 km deep
  2. 5.6134 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 10 km deep
  3. 5.732 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 18 km deep
  4. 5.5120 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15 km deep
  5. 5.428 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 60 km deep
  6. 5.4161 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 55 km deep
  7. 5.9149 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 45 km deep
  8. 5.5139 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 46 km deep
  9. 5.561 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 45 km deep
  10. 5.6136 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  11. 5.9124 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  12. 5.693 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  13. 5.9137 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 43 km deep
  14. 5.6144 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 15 km deep
  15. 6.0147 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  16. 5.749 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 62 km deep
  17. 5.589 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 83 km deep
  18. 8.01972 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake · 51 km deep
  19. 5.659 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 31 km deep
  20. 5.930 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 632 km deep
  21. 5.432 km WSW of Tayaman, Philippines · 42 km deep
  22. 5.230 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 52 km deep
  23. 5.681 km ESE of Dapdap, Philippines · 19 km deep
  24. 6.09 km WSW of Basay, Philippines · 45 km deep
  25. 5.625 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 106 km deep
  26. 5.58 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 46 km deep
  27. 5.544 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 15 km deep
  28. 7.7228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 333 km deep
  29. 5.74 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 15 km deep
  30. 5.532 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 15 km deep
  31. 5.528 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 20 km deep
  32. 5.738 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 15 km deep
  33. 6.930 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 31 km deep
  34. 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 27 km deep
  35. 5.644 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines · 370 km deep
  36. 5.687 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 175 km deep
  37. 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 32 km deep
  38. 5.526 km SW of Harrison, Philippines · 44 km deep
  39. 5.332 km W of Tayaman, Philippines · 20 km deep
  40. 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 62 km deep
  41. 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 24 km deep
  42. 5.512 km WNW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 51 km deep
  43. 5.5Mindoro, Philippines · 44 km deep
  44. 5.915 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines · 25 km deep
  45. 5.36 km NE of Paluan, Philippines · 65 km deep
  46. 7.318 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 26 km deep
  47. 5.542 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  48. 5.747 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 30 km deep
  49. 5.8189 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15 km deep
  50. 5.424 km E of Suklayin, Philippines · 32 km deep
  51. 5.314 km SSW of Malamig, Philippines · 20 km deep
  52. 5.990 km N of San Vicente, Philippines · 19 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1972 in Philippines.

  1. 8.01972 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake · 51 km deep
  2. 7.7228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 333 km deep
  3. 7.318 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 26 km deep
  4. 6.930 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 31 km deep
  5. 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 27 km deep
  6. 6.0147 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  7. 6.09 km WSW of Basay, Philippines · 45 km deep
  8. 5.9137 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 43 km deep
  9. 5.9131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 45 km deep
  10. 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 32 km deep
  11. 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 24 km deep
  12. 5.9124 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 60 km deep
  13. 5.930 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 632 km deep
  14. 5.990 km N of San Vicente, Philippines · 19 km deep
  15. 5.9149 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 45 km deep
  16. 5.915 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines · 25 km deep
  17. 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 62 km deep
  18. 5.8189 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15 km deep
  19. 5.747 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 30 km deep
  20. 5.749 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 62 km deep
  21. 5.74 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 15 km deep
  22. 5.732 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 18 km deep
  23. 5.738 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 15 km deep
  24. 5.6144 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 15 km deep
  25. 5.681 km ESE of Dapdap, Philippines · 19 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19720
February 197225.990 km N of San Vicente, Philippines
March 197245.8189 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
April 1972107.318 km W of Harrison, Philippines
May 197266.930 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines
June 197257.7228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines
July 197246.09 km WSW of Basay, Philippines
August 197215.432 km WSW of Tayaman, Philippines
September 19720
October 197215.930 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines
November 197215.659 km WSW of Basco, Philippines
December 1972188.01972 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.