Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 1 km NW of Pasuquin, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Pasuquin, Philippines on Sat, Sep 3, 1983, 2:41 AM GMT+8 (18:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km S of Padong, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-09-02 18:41:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.340° N, 120.610° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III RF) in northwestern Luzon.

From the USGS event page for usp0001y43. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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How well it is located

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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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.68 km S of Padong, Philippines · 15723 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.027 km SE of Bangui, Philippines · 15716 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.621 km SE of Bangui, Philippines · 15716 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.917 km NW of Puro Pinget, Philippines · 15699 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.815 km E of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15682 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.116 km SSE of Bangui, Philippines · 15741 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.937 km NNE of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15743 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.831 km NW of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.611 km NNE of Piddig, Philippines · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.728 km NE of Solsona, Philippines · 15751 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.919 km NE of Piddig, Philippines · 15753 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.711 km ESE of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15753 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 6.516 km ENE of Piddig, Philippines · 15753 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 5.627 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines · 15759 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 5.016 km NW of Claveria, Philippines · 15759 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.740 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 15762 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y43. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.