M4.8 earthquake 23 km NE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 23 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Sat, Sep 11, 1976, 3:15 AM GMT+8 (19:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 22 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-10 19:15:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.114° N, 126.430° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.022 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.08 km E of Burgos, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.332 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.26 km SSE of San Benito, Philippines · 18227 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 6.812 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 18216 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.312 km S of San Miguel, Philippines · 18215 days ago · 142 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jay. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.