M4.9 earthquake 39 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 9:28 PM GMT+8 (13:28 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 63 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-16 13:28:38 UTC
- Depth
- 149.0 km (92.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.028° N, 126.056° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.359 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16071 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.063 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16068 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.564 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16068 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.374 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16068 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.462 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16068 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.288 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16059 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.740 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 16053 days ago · 144 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pn9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.