M5.4 earthquake 1 km NW of Arteche, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Arteche, Philippines on Tue, Jul 3, 1973, 3:49 PM GMT+8 (07:49 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-03 07:49:22 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.277° N, 125.396° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.35 km W of Oras, Philippines · 19439 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.24 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 19439 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.24 km ESE of Hipadpad, Philippines · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.43 km SSE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.04 km N of Maslog, Philippines · 19439 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.55 km NE of Sulat, Philippines · 19435 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.318 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 19435 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.22 km NW of Alugan, Philippines · 19430 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.330 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 19417 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.26 km W of Can-Avid, Philippines · 19417 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.66 km NE of Mapanas, Philippines · 19417 days ago · 90 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.24 km E of Arteche, Philippines · 19388 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002h2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.