M4.6 earthquake 182 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 182 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Apr 10, 1985, 3:36 AM GMT+8 (19:36 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 215 km ESE of Sarangani, 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
- 1985-04-09 19:36:49 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.109° N, 127.252° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3215 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15134 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.992 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15094 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.2218 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15085 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dn4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.