Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, December 17, 1980 at 11:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monkayo (Philippines - PH), about 22.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.192 and latitude 7.969.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 7.969, 126.192
UTC time 1980-12-17 11:41:45.100
Location Monkayo
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Bislig
Philippines · 2026-05-05 23:10 UTC
76.2 km
M 4.0
Bislig
Philippines · 2026-04-11 06:36 UTC
52.8 km
M 4.4
Mati
Philippines · 2026-03-16 22:53 UTC
89.5 km
M 4.4
Bislig
Philippines · 2026-03-03 19:24 UTC
68.1 km
M 4.1
Bislig
Philippines · 2026-02-21 06:56 UTC
79.4 km
M 4.1
Bislig
Philippines · 2026-01-23 06:57 UTC
78.7 km
M 4.4
Tagum
Philippines · 2026-01-16 06:31 UTC
69.9 km
M 4.7
Mati
Philippines · 2026-01-11 17:28 UTC
77.3 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.