M4.9 earthquake 7 km SSE of Tingloy, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Tingloy, Philippines on Thu, Sep 12, 1985, 6:07 AM GMT+8 (22:07 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 8 km SW of Looc, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-11 22:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 135.0 km (83.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.594° N, 120.893° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.611 km W of Tingloy, Philippines · 14966 days ago · 119 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.11 km ENE of Sinisian, Philippines · 14936 days ago · 206 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.78 km SW of Looc, Philippines · 14932 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.46 km SSE of Calatagan, Philippines · 14931 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jp6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.