M5.0 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 2:18 AM GMT+8 (18:18 UTC), 102 km (63 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
- 1982-04-18 18:18:02 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.941° N, 126.223° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.974 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16214 days ago · 111 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.13 km E of Culaman, Philippines · 16213 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.893 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16174 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.9123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16172 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16230 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5128 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16231 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16242 days ago · 204 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.025 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 16255 days ago · 141 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ktq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.