M5.2 earthquake 3 km NW of Bunawan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Bunawan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 27, 1983, 7:50 PM GMT+8 (11:50 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 4 km W of Bunawan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-27 11:50:28 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.191° N, 125.973° 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 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km WSW of Binucayan, Philippines · 15738 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.04 km W of Bunawan, Philippines · 15738 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.21 km NW of San Alfonso, Philippines · 15724 days ago · 181 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.017 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 15723 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xz2 (also filed as iscgemsup570973). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.