M4.5 earthquake 84 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 2:10 PM GMT+8 (06:10 UTC), 143 km (89 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-06 06:10:28 UTC
- Depth
- 142.5 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.597° N, 126.333° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15174 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.632 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15166 days ago · 165 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.7109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.938 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 15121 days ago · 171 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ch3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.