M4.8 earthquake 89 km NE of Alugan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Alugan, Philippines on Thu, Nov 20, 1975, 1:51 AM GMT+8 (17:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 71 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-19 17:51:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.826° N, 126.031° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18577 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.174 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18577 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.380 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18577 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.1123 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18575 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.493 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18573 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.185 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.974 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18567 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18566 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.333 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18555 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.282 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18552 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.826 km E of Dapdap, Philippines · 18537 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.678 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.884 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.8103 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18579 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6114 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18579 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.591 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18580 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
- 6.187 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18581 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.573 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18591 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.099 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18592 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.182 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18593 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.172 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18594 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.992 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18595 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.887 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18595 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18595 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.162 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1103 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.526 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.239 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7Samar, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.054 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7Philippine Islands region · 18596 days ago · 135 km deep · 17 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dng. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.