M5.5 earthquake Mindoro, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in Mindoro, Philippines on Wed, Apr 26, 1972, 11:56 PM GMT+8 (15:56 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 15 km NE of Harrison, 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
- 1972-04-26 15:56:01 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.240° N, 120.387° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.512 km WNW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 19871 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 19871 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.332 km W of Tayaman, Philippines · 19871 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.526 km SW of Harrison, Philippines · 19868 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 19868 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 19851 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.528 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19842 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.58 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19818 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem774810. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.