Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 26 km E of Dapdap, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km E of Dapdap, Philippines on Tue, Dec 30, 1975, 2:42 PM GMT+8 (06:42 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 80 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1975-12-30 06:42:41 UTC
Depth
109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
12.068° N, 125.732° E
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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.678 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18527 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.884 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18526 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.080 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.777 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.8104 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18497 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.966 km NE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18489 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.673 km ENE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.986 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.935 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18547 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.333 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18547 days ago · 53 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.230 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18559 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e5r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.