Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 59.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.978 and latitude 8.163.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	77.0 km
Coordinates	8.163, 122.978
UTC time	1974-05-21 00:33:05.300

Location	Pagadian
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	59.7 km
Pagadian	63.0 km
Muricay	66.6 km
Dapitan	73.6 km
Tangub	85.6 km
Ozamiz	95.1 km
Oroquieta	97.9 km
Dumaguete	132.4 km
Bayawan	135.2 km
Mantampay	136.5 km
Iligan	139.6 km
Marawi City	145.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Budta Philippines · 2026-02-05 18:36 UTC	124.6 km
M 4.9 Cotabato City Philippines · 2025-08-31 07:49 UTC	110.8 km
M 4.8 Dipolog City Philippines · 2025-05-18 03:46 UTC	52.2 km

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