Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 54 km NE of Alugan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Alugan, Philippines on Sat, Nov 1, 1975, 9:40 AM GMT+8 (01:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 39 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-11-01 01:40:08 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.524° N, 125.871° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Samar, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.239 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 5.526 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.1103 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.162 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.887 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.992 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.172 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18586 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.182 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 5.099 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 6.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18583 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.573 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18580 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 6.187 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 5.591 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.8103 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.889 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 5.174 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 5.380 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18569 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 5.493 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18565 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 5.185 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.974 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 5.345 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18561 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 5.230 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18559 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 5.333 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18548 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 4.935 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18547 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 5.282 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18545 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 4.826 km E of Dapdap, Philippines · 18530 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.9121 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.022 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.320 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.7Philippine Islands region · 18589 days ago · 135 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.155 km NE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.613 km ENE of Mantang, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.071 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.751 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 111 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.999 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.964 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.279 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 137 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.895 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 5.071 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.766 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.299 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 5.579 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 5.0103 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 7.266 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 5.778 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18590 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dcx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.