Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 90 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Tue, Jul 19, 1983, 6:50 PM GMT+8 (10:50 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 111 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-07-19 10:50:30 UTC
Depth
83.6 km (51.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.472° N, 126.324° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2111 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15766 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 5.2110 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15779 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.794 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15780 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.299 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15780 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.795 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15781 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.7103 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15781 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 6.393 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15781 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.7104 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15781 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 5.216 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15801 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wxt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.