M4.9 earthquake 74 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Sun, May 2, 1982, 6:28 AM GMT+8 (22:28 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 3 km E of Culaman, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-01 22:28:37 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.656° N, 126.260° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.13 km E of Culaman, Philippines · 16213 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.893 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16174 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.9123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16172 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.841 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16164 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.17 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 16159 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16228 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16230 days ago · 118 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5128 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16231 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16242 days ago · 204 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m1v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.