M7.2 earthquake 70 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 70 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Sat, Apr 26, 1913, 1:56 AM GMT+8 (17:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1913-04-25 17:56:33 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.265° N, 126.843° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.48
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.210 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 41422 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 6.298 km E of Union, Philippines · 41419 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem914060. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.