M5.5 earthquake 47 km ESE of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Tue, Jun 7, 1966, 7:07 AM GMT+8 (23:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 37 km NE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-06 23:07:31 UTC
- Depth
- 35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.648° N, 126.529° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.737 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 21998 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.534 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 21968 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem846204. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.