M5.3 earthquake 103 km S of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 103 km S of Basco, Philippines on Fri, Jan 9, 1981, 5:46 PM GMT+8 (09:46 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-09 09:46:05 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.512° N, 121.964° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 94
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.551 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16687 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.761 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16657 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bnm (also filed as iscgemsup632469). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.