M4.7 earthquake 19 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines on Mon, Feb 1, 1982, 2:54 PM GMT+8 (06:54 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km S of San Francisco, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-01 06:54:20 UTC
- Depth
- 84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.407° N, 125.747° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.94 km S of San Francisco, Philippines · 16271 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.016 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16264 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001je0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.