M4.4 earthquake 13 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines on Wed, May 15, 1985, 12:06 PM GMT+8 (04:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 04:06:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.563° N, 120.840° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.68 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.86 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.715 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 15101 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.018 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15095 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.22 km WNW of Sablan, Philippines · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.212 km E of Topdac, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.312 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.415 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.17 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15126 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eux. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.