M4.7 earthquake 4 km SW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines on Sat, Feb 23, 1985, 12:19 AM GMT+8 (16:19 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 11 km WSW of Santa Cruz, 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
- 1985-02-22 16:19:26 UTC
- Depth
- 82.4 km (51.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.418° N, 120.696° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.111 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Philippines · 15154 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.68 km NNW of Sabang, Philippines · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c4v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.