M5.0 earthquake 56 km N of Claveria, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 56 km N of Claveria, Philippines on Mon, Jan 28, 1980, 9:45 PM GMT+8 (13:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 68 km N of Claveria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-28 13:45:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.119° N, 121.082° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.613 km SE of Pagudpud, Philippines · 17028 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.651 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17025 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.168 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17021 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.428 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 17007 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001581 (also filed as iscgemsup653422). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.