M4.7 earthquake 88 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 88 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines on Wed, Feb 18, 1976, 6:55 AM GMT+8 (22:55 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km NE of Anito, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-17 22:55:25 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.125° N, 125.756° 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.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.794 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18489 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.986 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18489 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.673 km ENE of Anito, Philippines · 18489 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.095 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18490 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.184 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18490 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.181 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18490 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.966 km NE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18496 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.777 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18506 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.080 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18507 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f3k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.