M4.9 earthquake 60 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Sun, Jun 15, 1975, 2:27 AM GMT+8 (18:27 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 52 km SE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-14 18:27:42 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.594° N, 126.805° 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
- 14
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.633 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18707 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
- 6.252 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 18707 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.196 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18704 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0111 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18704 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.6114 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18676 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bjf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.