M4.7 earthquake 35 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, May 5, 1981, 7:54 AM GMT+8 (23:54 UTC), 70 km (43 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-04 23:54:06 UTC
- Depth
- 69.6 km (43.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.185° N, 126.449° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16577 days ago · 145 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16576 days ago · 152 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.394 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16571 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.998 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16558 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dhh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.