M5.3 earthquake 33 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines on Fri, Dec 12, 1975, 4:12 PM GMT+8 (08:12 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-12 08:12:50 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.968° N, 125.784° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.935 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18547 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.826 km E of Dapdap, Philippines · 18529 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.678 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18527 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.884 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18526 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.080 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.777 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18499 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.8104 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18497 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.966 km NE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18488 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 5.671 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines · 18558 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.230 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18559 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.176 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.345 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18560 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.164 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18569 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.889 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18570 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dwc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.