Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 25 km E of Malim, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 25 km E of Malim, Philippines on Fri, Aug 20, 1976, 1:07 AM GMT+8 (17:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 24 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-08-19 17:07:30 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.474° N, 123.662° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18279 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18271 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18266 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18248 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 5.018 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 5.16 km NE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 5.047 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hyg (also filed as iscgem710073). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.