M4.6 earthquake 76 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Thu, Sep 11, 1975, 12:45 AM GMT+8 (16:45 UTC), 205 km (127 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 64 km ESE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-10 16:45:25 UTC
- Depth
- 205.0 km (127.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.523° N, 126.924° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.816 km NE of Nangan, Philippines · 18643 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.5101 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18625 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.164 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 18604 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.760 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 18591 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000crz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.