Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 11 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines on Mon, Feb 22, 1982, 6:47 AM GMT+8 (22:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 36 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-02-21 22:47:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.943° N, 124.395° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.736 km NNE of Panganiban, Philippines · 16278 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.84 km NNE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16259 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.916 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16257 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16291 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.513 km E of Pandan, Philippines · 16310 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 6.419 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines · 16313 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jry (also filed as iscgemsup604423). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.