Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 42 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 42 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Feb 24, 1982, 7:04 AM GMT+8 (23:04 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-02-23 23:04:21 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.979° N, 126.246° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.923 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 16271 days ago · 142 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.025 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 16255 days ago · 141 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.286 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16242 days ago · 204 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.5128 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16232 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16230 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16228 days ago · 102 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 5.1106 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16286 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.1119 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16304 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.149 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16310 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jtc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.