Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Apr 9, 1981, 10:31 AM GMT+8 (02:31 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-04-09 02:31:57 UTC
Depth
88.4 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.566° N, 126.930° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.735 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16577 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 6.0109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16569 days ago · 145 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.4109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16567 days ago · 152 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.394 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16562 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.7141 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16555 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.998 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16549 days ago · 114 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.649 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 16608 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.1129 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16617 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d29. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.