Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 33 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines on Wed, Jun 20, 1984, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 23 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-06-19 23:14:07 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.917° N, 125.760° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.639 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 15443 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.123 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 15443 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.7Samar, Philippines · 15439 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.025 km E of Dapdap, Philippines · 15439 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.517 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 15438 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.914 km ESE of Silvino Lobos, Philippines · 15413 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 5.233 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 15444 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.526 km E of Sulat, Philippines · 15444 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.848 km E of Sulat, Philippines · 15445 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.017 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 15448 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.831 km E of Sulat, Philippines · 15452 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.573 km ESE of Dapdap, Philippines · 15452 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.356 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 15454 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000254d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.