M4.5 earthquake 1 km SW of Gulod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Gulod, Philippines on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 3:34 PM GMT+8 (07:34 UTC), 193 km (120 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km SSW of Calantas, 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
- 1981-09-19 07:34:02 UTC
- Depth
- 192.6 km (119.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.868° N, 120.624° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.03 km SSW of Calantas, Philippines · 16425 days ago · 238 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.03 km NW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 16423 days ago · 127 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.53 km SSW of Ternate, Philippines · 16415 days ago · 160 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.06 km NW of Tingloy, Philippines · 16402 days ago · 172 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fzb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.