M5.0 earthquake 26 km NE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Pilar, Philippines on Sun, Dec 14, 1980, 8:40 PM GMT+8 (12:40 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 69 km E of Union, 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
- 1980-12-14 12:40:29 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.020° N, 126.288° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.828 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16714 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.138 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16713 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.169 km E of Union, Philippines · 16713 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.05 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 16713 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.757 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines · 16670 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16670 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b9j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.