M4.9 earthquake 13 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 13 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Tue, Oct 28, 1975, 10:47 AM GMT+8 (02:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 2 km NNE of Lingig, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-28 02:47:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.706° N, 126.668° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.824 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 18597 days ago · 139 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.652 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.72 km NNE of Lingig, Philippines · 18574 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.227 km ESE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 18544 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000daj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.