M4.5 earthquake 48 km N of Claveria, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 48 km N of Claveria, Philippines on Sun, Nov 16, 1980, 7:46 AM GMT+8 (23:46 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-15 23:46:09 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.041° N, 121.068° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.569 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16737 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.656 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 16724 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.762 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16694 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.551 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16688 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aub. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.