Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 6 km NE of Paluan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Paluan, Philippines on Wed, Apr 26, 1972, 12:30 PM GMT+8 (04:30 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 15 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1972-04-26 04:30:20 UTC
Depth
65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.453° N, 120.504° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.915 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines · 19873 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.5Mindoro, Philippines · 19873 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 5.512 km WNW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 62 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.332 km W of Tayaman, Philippines · 19872 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.526 km SW of Harrison, Philippines · 19869 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 19869 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 19852 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.528 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19843 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 5.58 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19819 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 7.318 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 19873 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem774786. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.