M5.0 earthquake 50 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 50 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Nov 25, 1981, 7:59 AM GMT+8 (23:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-24 23:59:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.969° N, 126.546° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.920 km ENE of Tandag, Philippines · 16351 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Adlay, Philippines · 16350 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.817 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16347 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.68 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16321 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h4j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.