M5.1 earthquake 69 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 69 km E of Union, Philippines on Fri, Dec 19, 1980, 11:41 PM GMT+8 (15:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 53 km NE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-19 15:41:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.652° N, 126.732° 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 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.05 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 16712 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16669 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.653 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16657 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.037 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16657 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.256 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 56 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.937 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16655 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.849 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16655 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bbx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.