M5.4 earthquake 14 km S of Hinundayan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 14 km S of Hinundayan, Philippines on Wed, Sep 26, 1973, 5:46 PM GMT+8 (09:46 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-26 09:46:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.219° N, 125.271° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.26 km NNE of Pilar, Philippines · 19351 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.911 km ESE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 19348 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.04 km NE of Tagana-an, Philippines · 19344 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003jq (also filed as iscgem756711). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.