M4.7 earthquake 7 km N of Suyan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Suyan, Philippines on Mon, Aug 29, 1983, 7:55 PM GMT+8 (11:55 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 23 km WSW of Tiblawan, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-29 11:55:31 UTC
- Depth
- 107.4 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.130° N, 125.382° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y14. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.