M5.1 earthquake 16 km SE of Minuri, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Minuri, Philippines on Fri, Aug 24, 1973, 1:25 AM GMT+8 (17:25 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 59 km ESE of Minuri, 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
- 1973-08-23 17:25:37 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.444° N, 121.977° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.849 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.664 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.056 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.670 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.259 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19342 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000365. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.