M5.2 earthquake 6 km E of Tidman, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 6 km E of Tidman, Philippines on Sat, Nov 15, 1980, 5:40 PM GMT+8 (09:40 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 7 km SSE of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-15 09:40:41 UTC
- Depth
- 98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.306° N, 126.396° 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 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.242 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 16740 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.37 km SSE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 16715 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.65 km S of Tagbina, Philippines · 16705 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.211 km SSW of Boston, Philippines · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001au4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.