Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 74 km NE of Anito, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 74 km NE of Anito, Philippines on Thu, Nov 27, 1975, 8:38 AM GMT+8 (00:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 76 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1975-11-27 00:38:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.927° N, 125.778° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.282 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18545 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.826 km E of Dapdap, Philippines · 18529 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.678 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18527 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 5.185 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.493 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18565 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.1123 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18568 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.380 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18569 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.174 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.889 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.8103 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6114 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.591 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 6.187 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.573 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18580 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 6.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18583 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.099 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 5.182 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 5.172 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18586 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.992 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.887 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dr4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.