M4.8 earthquake Samar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Samar, Philippines on Thu, Oct 30, 1980, 1:31 AM GMT+8 (17:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km N of Dapdap, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-29 17:31:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.914° N, 125.821° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.520 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines · 16762 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.03 km N of Dapdap, Philippines · 16749 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.542 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 16743 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.932 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 16705 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
Before
- 5.337 km E of Sulat, Philippines · 16765 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.913 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 16767 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.15 km E of San Julian, Philippines · 16768 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.272 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 16790 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ajs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.