Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, April 8, 1942 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sablayan (Philippines - PH), about 50.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.423 and latitude 13.144.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 13.144, 120.423
UTC time 1942-04-08 15:40:27.780
Location Batangas
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1942-04-08

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-08-07 02:38 UTC
33.7 km
M 4.5
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-07-07 20:37 UTC
68.1 km
M 4.2
Sablayan
Philippines · 2026-07-04 04:33 UTC
34.1 km
M 4.5
Nasugbu
Philippines · 2026-06-19 18:18 UTC
62.4 km
M 4.2
Balayan
Philippines · 2026-06-12 20:21 UTC
76.7 km
M 4.1
Nasugbu
Philippines · 2026-05-22 00:44 UTC
92.9 km
M 4.6
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-03-22 05:30 UTC
66.6 km
M 4.4
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-03-08 21:59 UTC
115.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.