M4.9 earthquake 75 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Oct 3, 1973, 6:28 AM GMT+8 (22:28 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-02 22:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.144° N, 126.729° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.05 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 19355 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.911 km ESE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 19356 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.26 km NNE of Pilar, Philippines · 19358 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.649 km E of Union, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.228 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19364 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.913 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.881 km E of Union, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.576 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19365 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.74 km E of Union, Philippines · 19366 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.17 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 19366 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.325 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 19366 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003ne. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.