M5.5 earthquake 61 km E of Santiago, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 61 km E of Santiago, Philippines on Sat, Dec 9, 1972, 12:55 AM GMT+8 (16:55 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 32 km SE of Bobon, 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
- 1972-12-08 16:55:41 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.199° N, 127.119° 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
- ±0.63
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.428 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 19653 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.732 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 19650 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.877 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19622 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.096 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 19613 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.356 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 19604 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem765867. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.