Philippines earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 28 km SW of Paluan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Paluan, Philippines on Fri, May 26, 1972, 4:38 PM GMT+8 (08:38 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1972-05-26 08:38:17 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.210° N, 120.297° E
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
6.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.3 cm/s
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Automatic
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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.58 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19819 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 19852 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 19868 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.526 km SW of Harrison, Philippines · 19869 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 5.332 km W of Tayaman, Philippines · 19871 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.512 km WNW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.5Mindoro, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem773833. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.