M4.2 earthquake 47 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 2:42 PM GMT+8 (06:42 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 66 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-06 06:42:15 UTC
- Depth
- 127.8 km (79.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.737° N, 126.034° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.266 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16386 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.37 km WSW of Tiblawan, Philippines · 16384 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.346 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16380 days ago · 121 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ga8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.