M5.6 earthquake 27 km NE of Suklayin, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Suklayin, Philippines on Fri, Aug 30, 1968, 5:08 AM GMT+8 (21:08 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 40 km E of Suklayin, 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
- 1968-08-29 21:08:08 UTC
- Depth
- 27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.944° N, 121.722° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 6.456 km ESE of Suklayin, Philippines · 21220 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.817 km SSE of Suklayin, Philippines · 21238 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.739 km E of Suklayin, Philippines · 21242 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.771 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 21245 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.535 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 21245 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
- 7.628 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 21247 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818446. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.