M5.4 earthquake 15 km NW of Salinas, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Salinas, Philippines on Mon, May 13, 1985, 11:40 AM GMT+8 (03:40 UTC), 10 km (6 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 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-13 03:40:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.474° N, 120.918° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.312 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.212 km E of Topdac, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.413 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.68 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.86 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.715 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 15100 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.018 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15095 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.22 km WNW of Sablan, Philippines · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002erg (also filed as iscgem524844). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.