Philippines earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 118 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Mar 10, 1983, 7:58 PM GMT+8 (11:58 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (ms), moderate
Local time: Thu, Mar 10, 1983, 7:58 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1983-03-10 11:58:21 UTC
Depth: 48.2 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.397° N, 126.649° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001thp (also filed as gcmtb031083b, gcmt19830310115819, iscgem580429). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.