M4.7 earthquake 15 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines on Sun, May 19, 1985, 4:41 PM GMT+8 (08:41 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 18 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-19 08:41:08 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.417° N, 120.883° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.018 km SSE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15096 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.22 km WNW of Sablan, Philippines · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 3.86 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.68 km ESE of Amlimay, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.413 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.212 km E of Topdac, Philippines · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.312 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.415 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 6.17 km ENE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 15127 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ez9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.