M4.9 earthquake 23 km SW of Surup, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Surup, Philippines on Sat, Mar 6, 1982, 10:45 PM GMT+8 (14:45 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 25 km E of Lapuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-06 14:45:06 UTC
- Depth
- 142.1 km (88.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.266° N, 125.977° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.025 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 16256 days ago · 141 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.973 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16230 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16228 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.974 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16215 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.13 km E of Culaman, Philippines · 16213 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jzs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.