Philippines earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Gadung, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Gadung, Philippines on Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 2:16 AM GMT+8 (18:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 6 km SE of Panubigan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 2:16 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-08-16 18:16:21 UTC
Depth: 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.037° N, 123.690° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 70

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hvg (also filed as iscgem709890). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.