M5.2 earthquake 26 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines

Magnitude

5.2 (mb), moderate

Local time

Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 5:29 AM GMT+8

UTC

1976-08-16 21:29:15 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

7.399° N, 123.799° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

13

• Nunungan, PhilippinesPopulation 18,827. Forecast51 kmSSW
• Dinaig, PhilippinesPopulation 116,768. Forecast52 kmWNW
• Budta, PhilippinesPopulation 1,273,715. Forecast74 kmWNW

After

1. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
2. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:49 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
3. 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:16 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
4. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:55 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
5. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 12:19 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
6. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:53 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
7. 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:57 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
8. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:05 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
9. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 2:55 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
10. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 7:29 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
11. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:34 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
12. 5.018 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:58 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
13. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 6:48 PM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
14. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:33 PM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
15. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:06 PM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
16. 5.217 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:28 PM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
17. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 19, 4:27 AM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
18. 5.325 km E of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:07 AM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
19. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:51 PM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
20. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 11:05 PM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
21. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 10:24 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
22. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 3:34 PM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
23. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 5:46 PM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
24. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 12:31 AM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
25. 4.940 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 4:13 AM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
26. 4.85 km NW of Basak, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 5:06 PM GMT+8 · 18292 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
27. 4.834 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 26, 1:44 AM GMT+8 · 18289 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
28. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Aug 28, 11:40 PM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
29. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 6:01 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
30. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 10:44 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
31. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:00 AM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
32. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:17 AM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
33. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesFri, Sep 3, 10:04 AM GMT+8 · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
34. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 6, 9:42 AM GMT+8 · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
35. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 2:25 PM GMT+8 · 18276 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
36. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 3:42 PM GMT+8 · 18275 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
37. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 5:14 PM GMT+8 · 18275 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
38. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, PhilippinesFri, Sep 10, 10:50 PM GMT+8 · 18273 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
39. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 11, 4:35 AM GMT+8 · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
40. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Sep 11, 8:57 PM GMT+8 · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
41. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, PhilippinesSun, Sep 12, 8:54 AM GMT+8 · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
42. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 13, 2:02 AM GMT+8 · 18271 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
43. 4.858 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Sep 14, 4:10 PM GMT+8 · 18269 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
44. 4.924 km SE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Sep 17, 2:08 PM GMT+8 · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
45. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, PhilippinesSun, Sep 19, 11:36 AM GMT+8 · 18265 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
46. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Sep 22, 8:00 PM GMT+8 · 18261 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
47. 5.724 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:30 AM GMT+8 · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
48. 5.227 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:50 AM GMT+8 · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
49. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Sep 29, 6:35 PM GMT+8 · 18254 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
50. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 4:12 AM GMT+8 · 18254 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
51. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 5:02 AM GMT+8 · 18254 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
52. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 11:50 AM GMT+8 · 18254 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
53. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 3:14 PM GMT+8 · 18253 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
54. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, PhilippinesThu, Oct 7, 4:31 PM GMT+8 · 18246 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 5.047 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:36 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
2. 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
3. 4.714 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:54 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
4. 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:53 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
5. 4.980 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:45 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
6. 5.425 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:33 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
7. 5.644 km NW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:16 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
8. 5.15 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
9. 5.834 km SE of Malim, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 12:27 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hvs. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.