M4.5 earthquake 2 km SSE of Awang, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Awang, Philippines on Sat, Dec 15, 1984, 8:53 PM GMT+8 (12:53 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 29 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-15 12:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 610.2 km (379.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.133° N, 124.228° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.929 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 15234 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.036 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 15212 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.76 km ESE of Kalilangan, Philippines · 15273 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.215 km W of Wao, Philippines · 15273 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.811 km NNE of Kulempang, Philippines · 15274 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.63 km SSE of Parang, Philippines · 15274 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.99 km N of Kulempang, Philippines · 15274 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.814 km NNE of Kulempang, Philippines · 15276 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a2d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.