M3.9 earthquake 82 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines on Fri, Oct 10, 1980, 1:12 PM GMT+8 (05:12 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 57 km SE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-10 05:12:49 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.606° N, 127.048° 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
- 12
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.357 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 16781 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.290 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16774 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.3135 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16747 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.178 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16730 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a5p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.