M6.5 earthquake 10 km SE of Muricay, Philippines
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Muricay, Philippines on Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 3:49 AM GMT+8 (19:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-18 19:49:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.758° N, 123.544° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 19.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.516 km E of San Pablo, Philippines · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.07 km NE of Kagawasan, Philippines · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Tawagan, Philippines · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.019 km E of San Pablo, Philippines · 15158 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.019 km ESE of San Pablo, Philippines · 15158 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d0r (also filed as gcmtc031885a, gcmt19850318194945, atlas19850318194946, iscgem530471). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.