M6.0 earthquake 81 km SW of Basco, Philippines
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Basco, Philippines on Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 9:49 PM GMT+8 (13:49 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-28 13:49:29 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.945° N, 121.397° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.088 km SW of Basco, Philippines · 15974 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.3115 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9123 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6118 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15930 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4113 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15925 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ru1 (also filed as gcmtb122882c, gcmt19821228134929, iscgem587874). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.