M4.5 earthquake 52 km NW of Pagudpud, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Pagudpud, Philippines on Thu, Dec 23, 1982, 6:55 AM GMT+8 (22:55 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 27 km N of Namuac, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-22 22:55:08 UTC
- Depth
- 36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.957° N, 120.506° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.827 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 15970 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0117 km NNW of Davila, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.3115 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.7119 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.9123 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.3Babuyan Islands region, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.4117 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3114 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.8117 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6118 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15930 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4113 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15925 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rng (also filed as iscgemsup587268). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.