Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 48 km SSE of Malim, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Malim, Philippines on Sat, Aug 28, 1976, 11:40 PM GMT+8 (15:40 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 4 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-08-28 15:40:55 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.041° N, 123.581° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 5.437 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.049 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18271 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18265 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18264 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18249 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18236 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18232 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18289 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines · 18292 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 5.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.346 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j2v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.