M6.2 earthquake 118 km W of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 118 km W of Basco, Philippines on Tue, Sep 7, 1954, 9:11 AM GMT+9 (00:11 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-09-07 00:11:52 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.500° N, 120.834° 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
- ±0.77
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0105 km W of Basco, Philippines · 26319 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.9Batan Islands region, Philippines · 26312 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
- 6.079 km WNW of Basco, Philippines · 26312 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup891040. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.