M5.5 earthquake 121 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines on Fri, Nov 27, 1981, 6:03 AM GMT+8 (22:03 UTC), 53 km (33 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-26 22:03:26 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.477° N, 127.384° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.062 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 16337 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.971 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16335 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.772 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 16331 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.066 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16331 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.858 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.754 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.267 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h5d (also filed as gcmtb112681b, gcmt19811126220326, iscgem609183). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.