Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 39 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines on Wed, Aug 18, 1976, 1:05 AM GMT+8 (17:05 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 46 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-08-17 17:05:19 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.199° N, 123.702° E
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

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Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.610 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.018 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.346 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 5.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.78 km SSE of Pamantingan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines · 18292 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18265 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18264 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18249 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.05 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.027 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 5.16 km NE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.917 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.337 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.512 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.915 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.047 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.614 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.714 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hwr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.