M5.0 earthquake 62 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines on Thu, Dec 31, 1981, 1:44 AM GMT+8 (17:44 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 67 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-30 17:44:09 UTC
- Depth
- 73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.770° N, 126.935° 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 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.971 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16334 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.772 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 16331 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.066 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16331 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.858 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.754 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16316 days ago · 81 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.267 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 16313 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.075 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16307 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ht8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.