M4.6 earthquake 68 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Tue, Jan 4, 1983, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 256 km (159 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 54 km SE of San Ignacio, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-04 09:13:02 UTC
- Depth
- 255.8 km (158.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.470° N, 126.798° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.054 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 15976 days ago · 99 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.694 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.092 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15930 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rzk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.