M4.6 earthquake 15 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 2:17 PM GMT+8 (06:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km ENE of Tinambac, 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
- 1982-03-12 06:17:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.891° N, 123.450° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.516 km W of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.911 km ENE of Tinambac, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.84 km NNE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16258 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.916 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16256 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 5.05 km S of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.713 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.017 km WNW of Garchitorena, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.92 km N of San Ramon, Philippines · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.815 km ENE of Gibgos, Philippines · 16290 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k2z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.