Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 98 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 98 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 10, 1973, 1:19 PM GMT+8 (05:19 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-03-10 05:19:56 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.201° N, 127.056° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.875 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19554 days ago · 96 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.8106 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19550 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.148 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19542 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.956 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 19534 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2120 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19531 days ago · 81 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.635 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 19521 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.1118 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19516 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 5.050 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 19510 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.788 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19555 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 6.0128 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19556 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.378 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19559 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.2100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19566 days ago · 68 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 5.2120 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19566 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.863 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19574 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.160 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19581 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000we. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.