Earthquake details

Monday, September 5, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Monday, September 5, 1949 at 03:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Solana (Philippines - PH), about 52.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.319 and latitude 17.345.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	17.345, 121.319
UTC time	1949-09-05 03:18:14.740

Location	Tuguegarao City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1949-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Solana	52.3 km
Tuguegarao City	52.4 km
Ilagan	64.4 km
Ramon	66.5 km
Santiago	77.1 km
Solano	93.1 km
Bayombong	97.8 km
Aglipay	101.4 km
Vigan	102.2 km
Tagudin	103.6 km
Batac City	112.5 km
Aparri	117.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Laoag Philippines · 2025-11-22 17:18 UTC	74.8 km
M 4.7 Tuguegarao City Philippines · 2025-10-10 16:54 UTC	105.0 km
M 4.7 Aparri Philippines · 2025-08-11 02:55 UTC	94.2 km

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