Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 10 km E of Talisay, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 10 km E of Talisay, Philippines on Fri, Apr 3, 1981, 6:58 AM GMT+8 (22:58 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 17 km E of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-04-02 22:58:50 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.821° N, 125.712° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16607 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16603 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16603 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16603 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16602 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.837 km NE of Loreto, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.813 km NNE of Gigaquit, Philippines · 16580 days ago · 118 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.226 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines · 16613 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.522 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16639 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d05. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.