M5.1 earthquake 60 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sun, Feb 11, 1973, 7:17 PM GMT+8 (11:17 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 128 km E 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-11 11:17:58 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.663° N, 126.842° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.863 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19576 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.2100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19567 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.378 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19560 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.0128 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19557 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.788 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19556 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.798 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19556 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.875 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19555 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.148 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19544 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.956 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 19535 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.2120 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19532 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000gf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.