Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 28 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines on Wed, Sep 26, 1973, 6:26 AM GMT+8 (22:26 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-09-25 22:26:31 UTC
Depth
94.0 km (58.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.523° N, 126.828° 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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Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003jn (also filed as iscgem756697). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.