Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 23 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines on Mon, Jan 11, 1982, 2:41 PM GMT+8 (06:41 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 12 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-01-11 06:41:09 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.006° N, 124.483° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.912 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.28 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16324 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.839 km NNE of Pandan, Philippines · 16322 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.710 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16320 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.761 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16315 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.810 km SE of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 6.419 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines · 16312 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.513 km E of Pandan, Philippines · 16310 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16290 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.511 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 7.14 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hzf (also filed as iscgem605355). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.