Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Ternate, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Ternate, Philippines on Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 1:55 AM GMT+8 (17:55 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 6 km NW of Tingloy, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-10-13 17:55:15 UTC
Depth
160.4 km (99.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.262° N, 120.709° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.06 km NW of Tingloy, Philippines · 16401 days ago · 172 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.03 km NW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 16422 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.03 km SSW of Calantas, Philippines · 16424 days ago · 238 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.51 km SW of Gulod, Philippines · 16438 days ago · 193 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ger. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.