M3.5 earthquake 98 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 98 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Wed, Dec 17, 1980, 12:01 AM GMT+8 (16:01 UTC), 94 km (58 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
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-16 16:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 94.0 km (58.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.474° N, 126.407° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.122 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16679 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.479 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 16669 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bab. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.