Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Luzon, Philippines on Tuesday, 23 April 1985
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 188.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.344°N / 120.61°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Arayat (21 km / 13 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NE of Capas (pop: 72,100)
3 km (2 mi) NE of Calingcuan (pop: 3,200)
7 km (4 mi) S of Murcia (pop: 5,100)
86 km (54 mi) NW of Caloocan City (pop: 1,500,000)
91 km (56 mi) NW of Quezon City (pop: 2,761,700)
91 km (57 mi) NW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Tue, 23 Apr 16:15 UTC | M 7.0 / 188.4 km | Luzon, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: Luzon, Philippines, 23 Apr 1985 16:15
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 25 Apr 1987 12:16 UTC| M 6.9 |107 km (66.5 mi) depth|87 km (54 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Luzon, Philippines on Saturday, 25 April 1987
- 29 Dec 1986 15:49 UTC| M 5.8 |53.1 km (33 mi) depth|80 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Dec 1986 07:48 UTC| M 5.3 |83.2 km (51.7 mi) depth|57 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Nov 1986 17:32 UTC| M 5.2 |97.7 km (60.7 mi) depth|136 km (84 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 Mar 1986 13:08 UTC| M 5.1 |79.5 km (49.4 mi) depth|124 km (77 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 May 1985 06:22 UTC| M 5.2 |64.8 km (40.3 mi) depth|75 km (47 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 May 1985 03:40 UTC| M 5.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|130 km (81 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Apr 1985 01:07 UTC| M 6.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|130 km (81 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Luzon, Philippines on Wednesday, 24 April 1985
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