Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 11 km S of Las Navas, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 11 km S of Las Navas, Philippines on Sun, Sep 7, 1975, 10:40 PM GMT+8 (14:40 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 26 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-09-07 14:40:46 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
12.236° N, 125.020° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.348 km NE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18600 days ago · 384 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.751 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.613 km ENE of Mantang, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 5.320 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 5.022 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 5.054 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.7Samar, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.239 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.526 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 18596 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 5.159 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18595 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.742 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 18595 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.911 km ESE of Tutubigan, Philippines · 18667 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cqx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.