M5.2 earthquake 97 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Wed, Jul 31, 1985, 1:21 PM GMT+8 (05:21 UTC), 89 km (55 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-31 05:21:42 UTC
- Depth
- 88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.446° N, 126.384° 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 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15024 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.327 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14998 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.288 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14993 days ago · 107 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h8h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.