Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines on Mon, Feb 15, 1982, 12:07 PM GMT+8 (04:07 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-02-15 04:07:24 UTC
Depth
87.5 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.934° N, 123.886° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.511 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.92 km N of San Ramon, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.615 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.911 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.84 km NNE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16259 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.916 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16257 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.513 km E of Pandan, Philippines · 16310 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 6.419 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines · 16312 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.810 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16315 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.710 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16320 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jnf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.