M5.2 earthquake Luzon, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Luzon, Philippines on Fri, Sep 21, 1973, 9:48 PM GMT+8 (13:48 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-21 13:48:32 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.834° N, 120.650° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.772 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 19357 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.764 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 19321 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.464 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 19310 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.576 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 19309 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.678 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 19309 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003gf (also filed as iscgemsup756568). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.