Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 127 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 127 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 10:43 PM GMT+8 (14:43 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 77 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-12-31 14:43:16 UTC
Depth
113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.354° N, 126.732° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.752 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 15948 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 6.377 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 15928 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.086 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15928 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.488 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15927 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.195 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15927 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.799 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15927 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.392 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15927 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.898 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15927 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.890 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15922 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.694 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15921 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.0119 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15921 days ago · 89 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 6.478 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15920 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 5.092 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15920 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.094 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15920 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.895 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15919 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 15998 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rx7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.