M4.6 earthquake 63 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Fri, Feb 8, 1985, 12:09 AM GMT+8 (16:09 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 61 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-07 16:09:16 UTC
- Depth
- 85.8 km (53.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.538° N, 126.801° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.214 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15189 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15173 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 15166 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.632 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15165 days ago · 165 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bq2. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.