M4.9 earthquake 38 km SE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Caburan, Philippines on Mon, Apr 29, 1985, 11:47 AM GMT+8 (03:47 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-29 03:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 170.5 km (105.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.652° N, 125.862° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.427 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15115 days ago · 202 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.992 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15094 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.662 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 15087 days ago · 135 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.689 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15071 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.935 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15069 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e92. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.