M5.3 earthquake 290 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 290 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Apr 7, 1985, 6:31 PM GMT+9 (09:31 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 218 km SE 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-07 09:31:18 UTC
- Depth
- 78.8 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.478° N, 128.009° 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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002djd (also filed as gcmtb040785b, gcmt19850407093118, iscgem526997). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.