Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 34 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Mon, Jun 16, 1980, 11:38 AM GMT+8 (03:38 UTC), 50 km (31 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, 11:38 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1980-06-16 03:38:43 UTC
Depth: 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.688° N, 126.417° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 40

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000188p (also filed as iscgemsup643679). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.