M5.3 earthquake 104 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 104 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 15, 1975, 8:48 AM GMT+8 (00:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-15 00:48:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.149° N, 127.221° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.137 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 18786 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.942 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 18786 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.119 km E of Burgos, Philippines · 18784 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.032 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 18782 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.848 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 18778 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a86. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.