Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 60 km W of Bantogon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 60 km W of Bantogon, Philippines on Thu, Sep 30, 1976, 3:14 PM GMT+8 (07:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 47 km S of Panubigan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-09-30 07:14:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.619° N, 123.497° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18250 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18248 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 5.029 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18232 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.9Mindanao, Philippines · 18222 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18217 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.921 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18216 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 6.049 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18202 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.719 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18264 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18266 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18271 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18275 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jpu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.