M4.7 earthquake 26 km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines on Fri, May 29, 1981, 10:17 AM GMT+8 (02:17 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km WNW of Malitbog, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-29 02:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 106.7 km (66.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.883° N, 125.309° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.812 km E of San Sebastian, Philippines · 16557 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.813 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines · 16552 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.614 km WNW of Balud, Philippines · 16548 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.018 km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines · 16545 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.17 km WNW of Malitbog, Philippines · 16526 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.99 km WNW of Balangiga, Philippines · 16525 days ago · 121 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dxh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.