M4.8 earthquake 108 km SE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 108 km SE of Caburan, Philippines on Tue, Dec 16, 1980, 3:52 AM GMT+8 (19:52 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 22 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-15 19:52:45 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.363° N, 126.452° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.598 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16716 days ago · 94 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.122 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16678 days ago · 148 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.479 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 16669 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b9z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.