Philippines earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines on Sat, Sep 25, 1976, 11:30 AM GMT+8 (03:30 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 11 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Sep 25, 1976, 11:30 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-09-25 03:30:03 UTC
Depth: 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 6.804° N, 123.800° E
Region: Philippines
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 4.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 137

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jkk (also filed as iscgem709065). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.