Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 6 km NNE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Pilar, Philippines on Sun, Sep 30, 1973, 6:09 PM GMT+8 (10:09 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-09-30 10:09:28 UTC
Depth
77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.915° N, 126.124° E
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

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Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.911 km ESE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 19355 days ago · 76 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.05 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 19355 days ago · 71 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.975 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19355 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.04 km NE of Tagana-an, Philippines · 19351 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.414 km S of Hinundayan, Philippines · 19361 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.649 km E of Union, Philippines · 19363 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.715 km WNW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 5.228 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.913 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.881 km E of Union, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.576 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.74 km E of Union, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 5.17 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 54 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 5.325 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 5.84 km SW of Mabahin, Philippines · 19374 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003ma. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.