M4.5 earthquake 8 km W of Gulod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km W of Gulod, Philippines on Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 10:24 AM GMT+8 (02:24 UTC), 286 km (178 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 9 km SSW of Sinisian, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-29 02:24:37 UTC
- Depth
- 286.2 km (177.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.861° N, 120.554° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.89 km SSW of Sinisian, Philippines · 16473 days ago · 152 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.710 km ESE of Samal, Philippines · 16451 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.51 km SW of Gulod, Philippines · 16438 days ago · 193 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f01. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.