M5.8 earthquake 34 km SE of Malim, Philippines

Magnitude

5.8 (mb), moderate

Local time

Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 12:27 AM GMT+8

UTC

1976-08-16 16:27:44 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

7.199° N, 123.615° E

Region

Philippines

Strongest shaking

V, moderate shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

V, moderate shaking

Peak ground acceleration

6.1% of gravity

Peak ground velocity

1.3 cm/s

Map

Automatic

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

23

• Dinaig, PhilippinesPopulation 116,768. Forecast66 kmW
• Budta, PhilippinesPopulation 1,273,715. Forecast91 kmW

After

1. 5.15 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
2. 5.644 km NW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:16 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
3. 5.425 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:33 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
4. 4.980 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:45 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
5. 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:53 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
6. 4.714 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:54 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
7. 4.614 km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:15 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
8. 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
9. 5.047 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:36 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
10. 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 5:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
11. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
12. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:49 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
13. 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:16 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
14. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:55 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
15. 4.915 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 11:25 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
16. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 12:19 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
17. 5.512 km WNW of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 1:18 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
18. 4.337 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:22 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
19. 4.917 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:37 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
20. 5.16 km NE of Olutanga, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:48 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
21. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:53 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
22. 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:57 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
23. 5.027 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:31 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
24. 5.05 km SW of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 9:26 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
25. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:05 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 10 km away
26. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 2:55 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
27. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 7:29 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
28. 5.610 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 9:52 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
29. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:34 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
30. 5.018 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:58 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
31. 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 5:47 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
32. 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 6:41 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
33. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 6:48 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
34. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:33 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
35. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:06 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
36. 5.217 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:28 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
37. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 19, 4:27 AM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
38. 4.346 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesThu, Aug 19, 5:53 PM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
39. 5.325 km E of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:07 AM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
40. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:51 PM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
41. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 11:05 PM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
42. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 10:24 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
43. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 3:34 PM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
44. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 5:46 PM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
45. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 12:31 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
46. 4.940 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 4:13 AM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
47. 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 5:03 AM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
48. 4.85 km NW of Basak, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 5:06 PM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
49. 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, PhilippinesMon, Aug 23, 11:42 AM GMT+8 · 18292 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
50. 4.834 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 26, 1:44 AM GMT+8 · 18289 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
51. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Aug 28, 11:40 PM GMT+8 · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
52. 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 4:32 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
53. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 6:01 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
54. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 10:44 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
55. 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 11:39 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
56. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:00 AM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
57. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:17 AM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
58. 5.038 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesFri, Sep 3, 4:10 AM GMT+8 · 18281 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
59. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesFri, Sep 3, 10:04 AM GMT+8 · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
60. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 6, 9:42 AM GMT+8 · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away

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