Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 82 km WSW of Basco, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 82 km WSW of Basco, Philippines on Sun, May 2, 1982, 5:32 AM GMT+8 (21:32 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

Sanchez-Mira forecast More in Philippines

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, May 2, 1982, 5:32 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1982-05-01 21:32:03 UTC
Depth: 44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.090° N, 121.280° 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: FROM_LOCATION

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

4.9149 km N of Pagudpud, PhilippinesSun, May 9, 3:28 PM GMT+8 · 16206 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away

Before

Earthquakes today Philippines earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m1u (also filed as iscgemsup598138). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.