Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 10 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines on Fri, Jan 22, 1982, 12:11 PM GMT+8 (04:11 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 19 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-01-22 04:11:06 UTC
Depth
77.1 km (47.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.711° N, 124.463° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j72 (also filed as iscgemsup606037). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.