M5.1 earthquake 31 km E of Lamitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 2:26 AM GMT+8 (18:26 UTC), 157 km (98 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-06 18:26:31 UTC
- Depth
- 157.2 km (97.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.052° N, 125.983° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.980 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15196 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.214 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15191 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.423 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 15189 days ago · 163 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.584 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15177 days ago · 143 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15176 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.582 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 15241 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.571 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15251 days ago · 213 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.136 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 15255 days ago · 139 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.45 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15265 days ago · 191 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002at6. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.