Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Sun, Jan 27, 1980, 7:42 PM GMT+8 (11:42 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 78 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-01-27 11:42:35 UTC
Depth
105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.657° N, 126.256° E
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
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.045 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17040 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 6.178 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17015 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.553 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17015 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.349 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17006 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.941 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17003 days ago · 118 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.921 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 17002 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.661 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16990 days ago · 119 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.934 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 16989 days ago · 153 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.222 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 17049 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.847 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17061 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.571 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17065 days ago · 134 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.833 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17065 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.751 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17067 days ago · 112 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.7105 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17067 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.046 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17067 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.844 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17067 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.643 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17068 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.145 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.635 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.840 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.845 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.854 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.545 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.544 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.638 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 5.846 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 5.149 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 5.849 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000157f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.