M5.0 earthquake 29 km SSW of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Basco, Philippines on Wed, Sep 17, 1980, 5:00 AM GMT+8 (21:00 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 73 km SE of Basco, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-16 21:00:08 UTC
- Depth
- 81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.216° N, 121.838° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019uj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.