M5.1 earthquake 45 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Tue, Jul 3, 1973, 12:09 AM GMT+8 (16:09 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-02 16:09:13 UTC
- Depth
- 94.0 km (58.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.586° N, 126.626° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.523 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 19419 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.128 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 19417 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7118 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19415 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4Philippine Islands region · 19413 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002gt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.