M4.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines on Wed, Oct 7, 1981, 1:40 PM GMT+8 (05:40 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 13 km S of Claver, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-07 05:40:32 UTC
- Depth
- 88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.977° N, 126.352° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.724 km NNW of Cortes, Philippines · 16421 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.65 km NNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 16399 days ago · 87 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.013 km S of Claver, Philippines · 16395 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.36 km WSW of Gamut, Philippines · 16386 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gaw. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.