M5.2 earthquake 59 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines on Tue, Oct 9, 1973, 9:44 AM GMT+8 (01:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-09 01:44:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.290° N, 122.356° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.670 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 19343 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.056 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19344 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.664 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 19344 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.849 km SE of Minuri, Philippines · 19344 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003rt (also filed as iscgem755269). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.