M5.1 earthquake 143 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 143 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 28, 1982, 3:53 PM GMT+8 (07:53 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-28 07:53:30 UTC
- Depth
- 82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.770° N, 126.592° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.893 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16182 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16181 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.5186 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16232 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16235 days ago · 169 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16238 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.2143 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16239 days ago · 109 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.5128 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16240 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kzw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.