M3.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Salinas, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Salinas, Philippines on Wed, May 15, 1985, 5:32 PM GMT+8 (09:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 09:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.416° N, 120.975° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.715 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 15101 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.018 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15096 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.22 km WNW of Sablan, Philippines · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 4.68 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.413 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.212 km E of Topdac, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.312 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.415 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.17 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15127 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ev6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.