M4.7 earthquake 72 km ESE of Manay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Manay, Philippines on Tue, Jan 5, 1982, 6:41 PM GMT+8 (10:41 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km ESE of San Ignacio, 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
- 1982-01-05 10:41:16 UTC
- Depth
- 68.1 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.876° N, 127.105° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.066 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16331 days ago · 53 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.858 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.754 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.267 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.075 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16307 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hwc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.