M5.9 earthquake 26 km ESE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Barcelona, Philippines on Tue, Oct 28, 1975, 2:26 AM GMT+8 (18:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-27 18:26:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.102° N, 126.671° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.913 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 18600 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.824 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 18598 days ago · 139 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.652 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 18597 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.72 km NNE of Lingig, Philippines · 18575 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.227 km ESE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 18545 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dab (also filed as iscgem723339). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.