M4.5 earthquake 20 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines on Sat, Nov 1, 1980, 4:26 AM GMT+8 (20:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km ESE of San Policarpo, 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
- 1980-10-31 20:26:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.224° N, 125.831° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.542 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 16742 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.932 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 16704 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001amc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.