M5.0 earthquake 25 km E of Lapuan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 25 km E of Lapuan, Philippines on Mon, Mar 22, 1982, 3:12 PM GMT+8 (07:12 UTC), 141 km (88 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-22 07:12:51 UTC
- Depth
- 141.0 km (87.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.148° N, 125.931° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16227 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.974 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16214 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.13 km E of Culaman, Philippines · 16212 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k95. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.