M6.1 earthquake 22 km W of Rimus, Philippines
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 22 km W of Rimus, Philippines on Sat, Aug 10, 1985, 3:59 AM GMT+8 (19:59 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-09 19:59:44 UTC
- Depth
- 21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.900° N, 120.186° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 15.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.57 km NW of Santa Maria, Philippines · 15018 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.450 km WNW of Rimus, Philippines · 14998 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.055 km N of Binabalian, Philippines · 14998 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.0102 km NW of Binabalian, Philippines · 14996 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hj2 (also filed as gcmtb080985d, gcmt19850809195945, atlas19850809195946, iscgem517703). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.