Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 11 km WNW of Tingloy, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Tingloy, Philippines on Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 12:50 PM GMT+8 (04:50 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 8 km SW of Looc, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-09-10 04:50:12 UTC
Depth
139.1 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.687° N, 120.771° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.97 km SSE of Tingloy, Philippines · 14993 days ago · 135 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.611 km W of Tingloy, Philippines · 14973 days ago · 119 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.11 km ENE of Sinisian, Philippines · 14943 days ago · 206 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.78 km SW of Looc, Philippines · 14939 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.46 km SSE of Calatagan, Philippines · 14938 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.60 km S of Matagbak, Philippines · 14995 days ago · 244 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.04 km WSW of Calaca, Philippines · 15012 days ago · 178 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.52 km ENE of Quipot, Philippines · 15024 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jkf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.