M4.5 earthquake 22 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines on Tue, Jan 17, 1984, 4:48 PM GMT+8 (08:48 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 5 km NNW of Baganga, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-17 08:48:19 UTC
- Depth
- 103.3 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.073° N, 126.690° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.15 km NNW of Baganga, Philippines · 15582 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.422 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 15547 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00021au. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.