M4.2 earthquake 1 km NNW of San Jose, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of San Jose, Philippines on Tue, Apr 27, 1982, 7:30 AM GMT+8 (23:30 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 2 km NE of Balayan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-26 23:30:32 UTC
- Depth
- 146.9 km (91.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.866° N, 120.943° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.62 km NE of Balayan, Philippines · 16211 days ago · 127 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.32 km WSW of Calantas, Philippines · 16210 days ago · 127 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.86 km SW of Tingloy, Philippines · 16197 days ago · 158 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.63 km SE of Balayan, Philippines · 16162 days ago · 215 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kym. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.