M4.7 earthquake 118 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 118 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Jul 27, 1973, 4:11 PM GMT+8 (08:11 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Philippine Islands region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-27 08:11:23 UTC
- Depth
- 78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.984° N, 127.179° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Philippine Islands region · 19420 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.7110 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19408 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9Philippine Islands region · 19407 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002vs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.