Philippines earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 136 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 136 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines on Tue, Apr 20, 1982, 6:06 PM GMT+8 (10:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-04-20 10:06:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.792° N, 120.679° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.782 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 16221 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.9149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16214 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.154 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines · 16207 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.8149 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.4137 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.4141 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16235 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 5.4145 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16235 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.9148 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16235 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4139 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 16235 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.1145 km WSW of Basco, Philippines · 16236 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.7138 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16236 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 6.2147 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kuu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.