M6.1 earthquake 13 km WNW of Socorro, Philippines
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Socorro, Philippines on Sun, Nov 28, 1943, 3:20 PM GMT+9 (06:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 6 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1943-11-28 06:20:02 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.672° N, 125.853° 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
- ±0.54
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 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 iscgem900108. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.