Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 47 km E of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 47 km E of Union, Philippines on Mon, Jun 16, 1980, 12:28 AM GMT+8 (16:28 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 55 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jun 16, 1980, 12:28 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1980-06-15 16:28:21 UTC
Depth: 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.795° N, 126.538° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 40

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000188a (also filed as iscgemsup643649). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.