M4.5 earthquake 28 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Thu, Apr 29, 1982, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 44 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-28 23:14:38 UTC
- Depth
- 67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.299° N, 126.651° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.944 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 16217 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.820 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 16217 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8Philippine Islands region · 16208 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.62 km NNW of La Paz, Philippines · 16201 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.717 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.62 km NNW of Taytayan, Philippines · 16170 days ago · 180 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m03. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.