M4.7 earthquake 36 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 36 km E of Union, Philippines on Wed, May 26, 1982, 4:18 AM GMT+8 (20:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 19 km NE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-25 20:18:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.696° N, 126.433° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.119 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16181 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.332 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16172 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.411 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16170 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.663 km E of Union, Philippines · 16145 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.055 km E of Union, Philippines · 16143 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mhc. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.