Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 22 km ENE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Union, Philippines on Mon, Jun 16, 1980, 12:27 PM GMT+8 (04:27 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km E of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-06-16 04:27:53 UTC
Depth
48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.810° N, 126.305° E
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
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.822 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.237 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.925 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.966 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.961 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16898 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 6.855 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16897 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 5.142 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16897 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.133 km SE of Union, Philippines · 16897 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.131 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16897 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.641 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.544 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.049 km E of Union, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.751 km E of Union, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.433 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 5.029 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.489 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.936 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 5.065 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 5.134 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.928 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.956 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.761 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.642 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.827 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.813 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 5.964 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.966 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 4.754 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 5.149 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 5.540 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 4.856 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 4.848 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 5.638 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.638 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 16896 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 4.754 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16895 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 4.09 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16895 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 4.712 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16895 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 4.940 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16895 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 4.862 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 16894 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 16894 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 4.864 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16894 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 4.740 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.873 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 4.382 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 5.141 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 5.245 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 5.149 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 16892 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 4.958 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16890 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 5.096 km E of Union, Philippines · 16889 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 5.068 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16886 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 5.258 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16883 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 4.773 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16882 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 4.960 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16881 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 4.930 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16868 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 4.939 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16845 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 4.839 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16845 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 4.932 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16845 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 5.234 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.044 km E of Union, Philippines · 16899 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 5.247 km E of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.030 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.138 km E of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.124 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 62 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 5.645 km E of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 5.131 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.834 km E of Union, Philippines · 16900 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.820 km SE of Union, Philippines · 16901 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.024 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16901 days ago · 54 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.934 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.720 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.732 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.96 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.816 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 5.344 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.725 km SE of Union, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.918 km E of Union, Philippines · 16902 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.85 km SE of Pilar, Philippines · 16903 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000188q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.