M5.0 earthquake 3 km SSW of Calantas, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Calantas, Philippines on Sun, Oct 4, 1981, 12:48 AM GMT+8 (16:48 UTC), 238 km (148 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-03 16:48:41 UTC
- Depth
- 237.9 km (147.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.945° N, 120.769° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.03 km NW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 16432 days ago · 127 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.53 km SSW of Ternate, Philippines · 16424 days ago · 160 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.06 km NW of Tingloy, Philippines · 16411 days ago · 172 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g94. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.