M6.0 earthquake 79 km WNW of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 79 km WNW of Basco, Philippines on Tue, Sep 14, 1954, 3:19 AM GMT+9 (18:19 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-09-13 18:19:21 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.773° N, 121.287° 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
- ±0.27
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.9Batan Islands region, Philippines · 26308 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.0105 km W of Basco, Philippines · 26315 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.2118 km W of Basco, Philippines · 26315 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.1115 km WNW of Basco, Philippines · 26315 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.199 km WNW of Basco, Philippines · 26315 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.0110 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 26318 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem891065. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.