M4.4 earthquake 6 km SSE of Calatagan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Calatagan, Philippines on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 5:15 AM GMT+8 (21:15 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 2 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-05 21:15:27 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.782° N, 120.657° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.62 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 14924 days ago · 191 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.64 km WSW of Mapulo, Philippines · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mg2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.