M4.8 earthquake 24 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines on Sun, Aug 1, 1982, 12:06 PM GMT+8 (04:06 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 64 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-01 04:06:30 UTC
- Depth
- 117.5 km (73.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.677° N, 126.445° 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 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.939 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16085 days ago · 149 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.359 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16079 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.063 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16077 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.564 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16077 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.374 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16076 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.462 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16076 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.455 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 16075 days ago · 190 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nsk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.