Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 123 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Jul 9, 1985, 2:48 AM GMT+8 (18:48 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 97 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-07-08 18:48:29 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.327° N, 126.599° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.297 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15035 days ago · 89 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.7100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15030 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.9Philippine Islands region · 15013 days ago · 153 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.327 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15005 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.288 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15000 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.660 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15057 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.689 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15078 days ago · 142 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gm2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.