M5.1 earthquake 48 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 48 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Sun, Jun 22, 1980, 1:46 PM GMT+8 (05:46 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 3 km ENE of Surup, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-22 05:46:42 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.653° N, 126.706° 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
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.23 km ENE of Surup, Philippines · 16891 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.269 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16880 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2121 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16869 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.63 km SSW of Panikian, Philippines · 16864 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00018d5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.