M5.0 earthquake 5 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 5 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 2:06 PM GMT+8 (06:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-12 06:06:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.832° N, 123.692° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.615 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.911 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.84 km NNE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16258 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.916 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16256 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.92 km N of San Ramon, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.511 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16283 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16290 days ago · 88 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k2y (also filed as iscgem602116). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.