M5.0 earthquake 96 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 96 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Thu, Jan 18, 1973, 6:18 PM GMT+8 (10:18 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 86 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-18 10:18:17 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.432° N, 127.088° 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
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.286 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19604 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.369 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19585 days ago · 207 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19581 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.863 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19574 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.2120 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19566 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.2100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19565 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.378 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19559 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.0128 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19555 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.788 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19555 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.798 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19555 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.875 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19554 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8106 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19550 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.877 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19614 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1145 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19616 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8136 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19618 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.9131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19626 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000006m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.