M5.0 earthquake 72 km WSW of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Basco, Philippines on Thu, May 24, 1973, 9:52 AM GMT+8 (01:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-24 01:52:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.296° N, 121.290° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.741 km N of Basco, Philippines · 19464 days ago · 186 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7100 km SW of Basco, Philippines · 19449 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.075 km SW of Basco, Philippines · 19422 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.9141 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 19422 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001wr. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.