M4.2 earthquake 26 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 12:12 AM GMT+8 (16:12 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 10 km E of Talisay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-31 16:12:08 UTC
- Depth
- 65.4 km (40.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.445° N, 125.797° 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 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.110 km E of Talisay, Philippines · 16608 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16604 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.837 km NE of Loreto, Philippines · 16597 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.813 km NNE of Gigaquit, Philippines · 16577 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.721 km SSW of Sulangan, Philippines · 16562 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.726 km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines · 16552 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cyw. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.