M3.6 earthquake 32 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 16, 1985, 3:28 AM GMT+8 (19:28 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 109 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-15 19:28:05 UTC
- Depth
- 164.8 km (102.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.111° N, 126.327° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.938 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 15122 days ago · 171 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15174 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.584 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15176 days ago · 143 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.423 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 15187 days ago · 163 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.214 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15190 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.980 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15195 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cx8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.