Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 80 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines on Thu, Nov 20, 1975, 8:10 PM GMT+8 (12:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 93 km NE of Anito, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-11-20 12:10:25 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.036° N, 125.745° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1123 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18568 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.493 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18565 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.185 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.974 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18563 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.282 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18545 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 5.174 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.889 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.8103 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.6114 km NE of Cabodiongan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.591 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18572 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 6.187 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.573 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18580 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 6.173 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18583 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 5.099 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.182 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 5.172 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18586 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.992 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.887 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 5.162 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.7Samar, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 5.054 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.7Philippine Islands region · 18589 days ago · 135 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dns. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.