M5.0 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Mon, Aug 31, 1981, 12:42 AM GMT+8 (16:42 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-30 16:42:56 UTC
- Depth
- 52.9 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.921° N, 126.193° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.88 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines · 16455 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.689 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16441 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.039 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 16440 days ago · 83 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 16438 days ago · 138 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.247 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16422 days ago · 128 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fk1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.