M3.9 earthquake 73 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 73 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 11:22 PM GMT+8 (15:22 UTC), 118 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-16 15:22:51 UTC
- Depth
- 118.4 km (73.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.553° N, 126.201° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.1143 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16220 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.974 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16216 days ago · 111 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.13 km E of Culaman, Philippines · 16214 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.893 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16174 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001krx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.