M4.7 earthquake 25 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Sun, Sep 21, 1980, 12:10 PM GMT+8 (04:10 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 57 km SE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-21 04:10:32 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.756° N, 126.533° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp00019wt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.