M5.4 earthquake 30 km SE of Jarigue, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Jarigue, Philippines on Wed, Oct 22, 1975, 6:23 AM GMT+8 (22:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 29 km WSW of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-21 22:23:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.639° N, 121.602° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.329 km WSW of Union, Philippines · 18606 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.827 km WSW of Union, Philippines · 18605 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.522 km E of Jarigue, Philippines · 18605 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d7u. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.