Philippines earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 89 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 89 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Dec 2, 1972, 9:37 AM GMT+8 (01:37 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 147 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time: Sat, Dec 2, 1972, 9:37 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1972-12-02 01:37:45 UTC
Depth: 83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.185° N, 126.970° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.38
Depth from: From location

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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8.01972 Mindanao, Philippines EarthquakeSat, Dec 2, 8:19 AM GMT+8 · 19660 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem765503. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.