M5.9 earthquake 21 km NW of Gadung, Philippines
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Gadung, Philippines on Mon, Nov 8, 1976, 4:49 AM GMT+8 (20:49 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 49 km SSE of Malim, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-07 20:49:13 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.934° N, 123.875° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.73 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.24 |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 108
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.049 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18211 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.16 km SW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18180 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.910 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18180 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18226 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.9Mindanao, Philippines · 18231 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18241 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18246 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k87 (also filed as iscgem705655). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.