M4.6 earthquake 8 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines on Sat, Jan 16, 1982, 1:46 PM GMT+8 (05:46 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-16 05:46:03 UTC
- Depth
- 75.8 km (47.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.025° N, 126.113° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.719 km ENE of Loreto, Philippines · 16304 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.016 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j2b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.