M5.1 earthquake 129 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 129 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Mar 26, 1981, 6:47 AM GMT+8 (22:47 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 109 km ESE 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-25 22:47:29 UTC
- Depth
- 65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.102° N, 127.318° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16602 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.735 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16576 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
- 6.0109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16568 days ago · 145 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16567 days ago · 152 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.394 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16562 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cw0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.