M4.7 earthquake 138 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 138 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines on Sat, Apr 17, 1982, 5:54 PM GMT+8 (09:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 148 km NNW of Pagudpud, 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
- 1982-04-17 09:54:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.751° N, 120.382° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1145 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.4139 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9148 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.4145 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4141 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16229 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4137 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16228 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.8149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16227 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.1136 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16226 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.9149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16208 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.154 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines · 16201 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ksp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.