Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 96 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 96 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Tue, Apr 5, 1983, 3:40 PM GMT+8 (07:40 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 83 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Apr 5, 1983, 3:40 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1983-04-05 07:40:41 UTC
Depth: 62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.448° N, 126.371° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u6s (also filed as iscgemsup577958). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.