M4.4 earthquake 83 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 83 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Tue, May 20, 1975, 4:17 PM GMT+8 (08:17 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 92 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-20 08:17:08 UTC
- Depth
- 144.0 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.561° N, 126.303° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.092 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18758 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.633 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 18712 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b3b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.