M5.1 earthquake 85 km NE of Anito, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 85 km NE of Anito, Philippines on Thu, Nov 27, 1975, 8:08 AM GMT+8 (00:08 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-27 00:08:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.991° N, 125.856° 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
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.974 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.282 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18545 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.678 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18528 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 5.493 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18565 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1123 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18568 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.380 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18569 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.174 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.889 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.8103 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.6114 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.591 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
- 6.187 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.573 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18580 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18583 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.099 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.182 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.172 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.992 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.887 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.162 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dr3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.