M4.2 earthquake 14 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Feb 20, 1985, 5:03 PM GMT+8 (09:03 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 23 km W of Magdug, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-20 09:03:22 UTC
- Depth
- 98.5 km (61.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.442° N, 126.283° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.423 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 15187 days ago · 163 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.584 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15175 days ago · 143 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15174 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.632 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15166 days ago · 165 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c21. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.