Philippines earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 49 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 49 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 7:33 AM GMT+8 (23:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-01-26 23:33:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.915° N, 126.214° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16304 days ago · 135 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.1106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16286 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.042 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16281 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.923 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 16271 days ago · 142 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.025 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 16255 days ago · 141 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 5.063 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16316 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.879 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16319 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jb4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.