M5.9 earthquake 15 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines on Wed, Apr 26, 1972, 2:18 PM GMT+8 (06:18 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 40 km W 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
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-04-26 06:18:45 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.487° N, 120.587° 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 2.9 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Mindoro, Philippines · 19877 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.512 km WNW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 19877 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.915 km NE of Harrison, Philippines · 19877 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.812 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 19877 days ago · 62 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.332 km W of Tayaman, Philippines · 19876 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.526 km SW of Harrison, Philippines · 19874 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.912 km N of Harrison, Philippines · 19873 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.240 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 19857 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.528 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19848 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.58 km SW of Paluan, Philippines · 19824 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem774788. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.