M4.9 earthquake 35 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 20, 1985, 7:36 PM GMT+8 (11:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 2 km ESE of Tuyan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-20 11:36:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.060° N, 126.069° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.22 km ESE of Tuyan, Philippines · 15062 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.251 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15057 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.297 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15039 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15035 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.689 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15082 days ago · 142 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.577 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15092 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.662 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 15098 days ago · 135 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.992 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g09. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.