M4.7 earthquake 107 km W of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 107 km W of Basco, Philippines on Sat, Jan 14, 1984, 6:57 PM GMT+8 (10:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 98 km WNW of Basco, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-14 10:57:25 UTC
- Depth
- 21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.477° N, 120.940° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.390 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15593 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.493 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15589 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.898 km WNW of Basco, Philippines · 15587 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9108 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15577 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 3.9129 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15594 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.585 km SW of Basco, Philippines · 15594 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4117 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15594 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.2110 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15596 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.298 km W of Basco, Philippines · 15596 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.8102 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 15602 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002184. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.