M4.8 earthquake 79 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Jan 18, 1982, 2:50 AM GMT+8 (18:50 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-17 18:50:55 UTC
- Depth
- 89.1 km (55.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.710° N, 126.475° 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.063 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16325 days ago · 85 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.149 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16319 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.1119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16313 days ago · 135 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.1106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16295 days ago · 110 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.042 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16291 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.923 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 16280 days ago · 142 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j2u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.