M4.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Carles, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Carles, Philippines on Thu, Apr 5, 1973, 1:24 PM GMT+8 (05:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 33 km NNE of Brgy. Bachaw Norte, Kalibo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-05 05:24:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.708° N, 123.202° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.011 km N of Dungon, Philippines · 19530 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.133 km NNE of Brgy. Bachaw Norte, Kalibo, Philippines · 19499 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000188. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.