M6.0 earthquake 109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, May 13, 1981, 9:39 AM GMT+8 (01:39 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-13 01:39:54 UTC
- Depth
- 145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.829° N, 127.008° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16567 days ago · 152 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.394 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16562 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.7141 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16555 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.998 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16549 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dn5 (also filed as gcmtb051381a, gcmt19810513013954, iscgem626570). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.