M4.8 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Wed, Sep 30, 1981, 5:50 PM GMT+8 (09:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 13 km S of Claver, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-30 09:50:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.883° N, 125.882° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.68 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines · 16429 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.724 km NNW of Cortes, Philippines · 16423 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.65 km NNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 16401 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.013 km S of Claver, Philippines · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.36 km WSW of Gamut, Philippines · 16389 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g68. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.