Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 89 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 8:53 PM GMT+8 (12:53 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-06-18 12:53:34 UTC
Depth
142.4 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.761° N, 126.721° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.935 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15069 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.8123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15051 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.251 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15046 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 5.297 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15028 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.7100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15024 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.577 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15081 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.662 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 15087 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.992 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15093 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fym. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.