M5.4 earthquake 50 km WNW of Rimus, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 50 km WNW of Rimus, Philippines on Sat, Aug 31, 1985, 4:27 AM GMT+8 (20:27 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-30 20:27:10 UTC
- Depth
- 28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.982° N, 119.938° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.055 km N of Binabalian, Philippines · 14997 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.0102 km NW of Binabalian, Philippines · 14995 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j9n (also filed as iscgem519213). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.