Philippines earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 40 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Fri, Jun 14, 1929, 3:47 AM GMT+8 (19:47 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 64 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0 (mw), strong
Local time: Fri, Jun 14, 1929, 3:47 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1929-06-13 19:47:40 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.445° N, 126.698° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.29
Depth from: From location

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Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

7.25 km ESE of Veruela, PhilippinesThu, Jun 13, 5:24 PM GMT+8 · 35538 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem908141. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.