M5.4 earthquake 28 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines on Mon, Apr 23, 1984, 1:11 AM GMT+8 (17:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 91 km E of Aras-asan, 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 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-22 17:11:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.069° N, 126.506° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.819 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 15500 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.591 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 15477 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.814 km NE of Carrascal, Philippines · 15465 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.142 km E of Union, Philippines · 15458 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.612 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 15447 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00023sx (also filed as gcmtb042284c, gcmt19840422171146, iscgem555623). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.