M4.7 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Sun, Sep 20, 1981, 3:33 PM GMT+8 (07:33 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 66 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-20 07:33:50 UTC
- Depth
- 138.1 km (85.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.986° N, 126.005° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.247 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16432 days ago · 128 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.266 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16396 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.37 km WSW of Tiblawan, Philippines · 16394 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.346 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16391 days ago · 121 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 5.039 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 16451 days ago · 83 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.689 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16452 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.88 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines · 16466 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16469 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.513 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 16475 days ago · 124 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.574 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16478 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fzx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.