M5.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Morong, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Morong, Philippines on Thu, Jul 23, 1981, 2:31 AM GMT+8 (18:31 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-22 18:31:38 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.635° N, 120.246° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.58 km W of Gulod, Philippines · 16492 days ago · 286 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.120 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines · 16489 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.64 km WNW of Burgos, Philippines · 16483 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.710 km ESE of Samal, Philippines · 16452 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.51 km SW of Gulod, Philippines · 16440 days ago · 193 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eve (also filed as gcmtb072281a, gcmt19810722183138, iscgem624110). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.