M4.8 earthquake 13 km NNE of Gigaquit, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Gigaquit, Philippines on Sun, May 3, 1981, 8:41 PM GMT+8 (12:41 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-03 12:41:26 UTC
- Depth
- 117.7 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.711° N, 125.734° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.935 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16546 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.934 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16546 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.118 km NNW of Cortes, Philippines · 16531 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.837 km NE of Loreto, Philippines · 16598 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16605 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dgm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.