M4.8 earthquake 13 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines on Mon, Jun 8, 1981, 7:37 AM GMT+8 (23:37 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 18 km WNW of General MacArthur, 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
- 1981-06-07 23:37:00 UTC
- Depth
- 74.6 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.930° N, 125.647° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.614 km WNW of Balud, Philippines · 16538 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.018 km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines · 16535 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.99 km WNW of Balangiga, Philippines · 16515 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e1t. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.