M4.4 earthquake 64 km N of Namuac, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km N of Namuac, Philippines on Fri, Nov 9, 1973, 7:58 PM GMT+8 (11:58 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km N of Claveria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-09 11:58:10 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.188° N, 121.224° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.576 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 19321 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.678 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 19320 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.257 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 19263 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000043g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.