M4.6 earthquake 0 km S of Matagbak, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 0 km S of Matagbak, Philippines on Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 244 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 11 km WNW of Tingloy, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-09 23:14:00 UTC
- Depth
- 243.6 km (151.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.126° N, 120.834° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.011 km WNW of Tingloy, Philippines · 14987 days ago · 139 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Tingloy, Philippines · 14985 days ago · 135 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.611 km W of Tingloy, Philippines · 14966 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.11 km ENE of Sinisian, Philippines · 14936 days ago · 206 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.78 km SW of Looc, Philippines · 14931 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.46 km SSE of Calatagan, Philippines · 14930 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jk6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.