M4.7 earthquake 95 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Fri, Jul 15, 1983, 8:22 PM GMT+8 (12:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 99 km SSE of Pondaguitan, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-15 12:22:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.520° N, 126.411° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.299 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15784 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.794 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15784 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.2110 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15783 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.590 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15780 days ago · 84 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.2111 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15770 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 5.7103 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15784 days ago · 49 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.393 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15785 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.7104 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15785 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.216 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15805 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wtz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.