M4.7 earthquake 14 km W of Gadung, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 14 km W of Gadung, Philippines on Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 2:54 AM GMT+8 (18:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km W of Rimpeso, 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
- 1976-08-16 18:54:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.818° N, 123.894° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.614 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.047 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.033 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.915 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.512 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.337 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.917 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.027 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.05 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.120 km W of Palimbang, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.215 km S of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.610 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.018 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.346 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.78 km SSE of Pamantingan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines · 18292 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.437 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.049 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of 78.
Before
- 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.980 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.425 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.644 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.15 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.834 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 7.919 km WNW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
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