Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 94 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, May 20, 1981, 1:11 AM GMT+8 (17:11 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-05-19 17:11:32 UTC
Depth
107.1 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.610° N, 126.590° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.998 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16549 days ago · 114 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.4109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16567 days ago · 152 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 6.0109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16568 days ago · 145 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.735 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16576 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ds0 (also filed as gcmtb051981a, gcmt19810519171132, iscgem626878). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.