Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines on Sat, Jan 16, 1982, 10:11 PM GMT+8 (14:11 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-01-16 14:11:00 UTC
Depth
74.8 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.716° N, 124.313° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.761 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.810 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 6.419 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines · 16312 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.513 km E of Pandan, Philippines · 16310 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16290 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.511 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16283 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.615 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.911 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.839 km NNE of Pandan, Philippines · 16322 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.28 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16324 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.912 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.323 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 7.14 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j2e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.