M5.0 earthquake 66 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 66 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines on Tue, Jan 5, 1982, 6:44 PM GMT+8 (10:44 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 67 km ESE of Lukatan, 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
- 1982-01-05 10:44:44 UTC
- Depth
- 53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.884° N, 127.038° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.858 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16318 days ago · 78 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.754 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16317 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.267 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 16314 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.075 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 16308 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hwd (also filed as iscgemsup605048). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.