M5.0 earthquake 56 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines on Sun, Oct 7, 1973, 8:20 PM GMT+8 (12:20 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-07 12:20:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.327° N, 122.337° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.670 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.259 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19342 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003r4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.