M4.5 earthquake 13 km E of Pandan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km E of Pandan, Philippines on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 2:39 AM GMT+8 (18:39 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km ENE of Gibgos, 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
- 1982-01-26 18:39:04 UTC
- Depth
- 53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.057° N, 124.295° 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 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16292 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.511 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.615 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.911 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.84 km NNE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16260 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.916 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16258 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 6.419 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.810 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16316 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.761 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16316 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.710 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16322 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.839 km NNE of Pandan, Philippines · 16324 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.28 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16326 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.912 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16327 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.323 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16327 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
- 7.14 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16327 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jb1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.