M5.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Sep 8, 1933, 1:53 AM GMT+8 (17:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 39 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-09-07 17:53:38 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.311° N, 126.267° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905801. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.