M5.8 earthquake 179 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 179 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines on Sun, Oct 18, 1981, 4:04 AM GMT+8 (20:04 UTC), 625 km (388 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-17 20:04:15 UTC
- Depth
- 624.6 km (388.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 4.596° N, 122.662° 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 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ghc (also filed as gcmtb101781d, gcmt19811017200415, iscgem610097). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.