Philippines earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 77 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 77 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Jun 8, 1985, 9:19 PM GMT+8 (13:19 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-06-08 13:19:15 UTC
Depth
87.8 km (54.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.184° N, 126.858° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.689 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15078 days ago · 142 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.935 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15077 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.8123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15058 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.251 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15053 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.297 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15036 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.7100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15031 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.662 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 15095 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.992 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15101 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fne (also filed as gcmtb060885b, gcmt19850608131916, iscgem522209). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.