M4.8 earthquake 22 km ESE of Tigui, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Tigui, Philippines on Thu, Mar 3, 1983, 11:14 AM GMT+8 (03:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 20 km S of San Rafael, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-03 03:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.163° N, 122.214° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.920 km ESE of Tigui, Philippines · 15914 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.720 km S of San Rafael, Philippines · 15900 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.212 km S of Yook, Philippines · 15871 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.123 km WSW of Mabiton, Philippines · 15861 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ted (also filed as iscgem580027). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.