M5.0 earthquake 117 km NNW of Davila, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 117 km NNW of Davila, Philippines on Wed, Feb 9, 1983, 7:27 AM GMT+8 (23:27 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Babuyan Islands region, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-08 23:27:40 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.473° N, 120.197° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3115 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7119 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.9123 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.3Babuyan Islands region, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.4117 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15932 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3114 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.8117 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15931 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6118 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15930 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.4113 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15925 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup582495. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.