Philippines earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 145 km WSW of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 145 km WSW of Basco, Philippines on Sat, Apr 17, 1982, 8:10 PM GMT+8 (12:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 139 km WSW of Basco, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-04-17 12:10:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.910° N, 120.704° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ksq (also filed as iscgemsup600789). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.