M4.8 earthquake 9 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines on Sat, Oct 16, 1982, 11:28 PM GMT+8 (15:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 28 km NE of Alugan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-16 15:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.251° N, 125.561° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.146 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines · 16031 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.762 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 16030 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.928 km NE of Alugan, Philippines · 16030 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.32 km NE of Can-Avid, Philippines · 16021 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q9v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.