M4.3 earthquake 12 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines on Mon, May 13, 1985, 12:46 PM GMT+8 (04:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 13 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-13 04:46:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.529° N, 121.015° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.212 km E of Topdac, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.413 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.68 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.86 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.715 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 15101 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.018 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15095 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.22 km WNW of Sablan, Philippines · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ern. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.