M5.0 earthquake 63 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 63 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Jan 20, 1982, 3:35 PM GMT+8 (07:35 UTC), 85 km (53 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-20 07:35:29 UTC
- Depth
- 85.3 km (53.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.846° N, 126.441° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.149 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16309 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.1119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16304 days ago · 135 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.1106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16286 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.042 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16281 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.923 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 16271 days ago · 142 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j5j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.