M4.6 earthquake 56 km N of Claveria, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 56 km N of Claveria, Philippines on Mon, Dec 8, 1980, 11:10 PM GMT+8 (15:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 62 km N of Namuac, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-08 15:10:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.113° N, 120.985° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.762 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16693 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.551 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16687 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.728 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16677 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b6v (also filed as iscgemsup633748). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.