M4.5 earthquake 74 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 22, 1981, 9:36 AM GMT+8 (01:36 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-22 01:36:35 UTC
- Depth
- 109.2 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.625° N, 126.248° 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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.513 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 16465 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16459 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.88 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines · 16455 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.689 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16441 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.039 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 16440 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.2144 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16439 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 16438 days ago · 138 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.247 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16422 days ago · 128 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fdq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.