M4.7 earthquake 21 km SSW of Sulangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Sulangan, Philippines on Tue, May 19, 1981, 12:02 PM GMT+8 (04:02 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km WNW of General MacArthur, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-19 04:02:24 UTC
- Depth
- 74.4 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.749° N, 125.771° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.015 km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines · 16556 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.726 km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines · 16552 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.935 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16546 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.934 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16546 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.813 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines · 16542 days ago · 75 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.018 km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines · 16536 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.99 km WNW of Balangiga, Philippines · 16515 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001drs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.