M4.5 earthquake 51 km N of Namuac, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km N of Namuac, Philippines on Wed, Jan 14, 1981, 5:41 AM GMT+8 (21:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 28 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-13 21:41:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.071° N, 121.243° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.728 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.761 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16664 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bqc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.