Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 14 km ENE of Malim, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Malim, Philippines on Sat, Sep 11, 1976, 8:57 PM GMT+8 (12:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-09-11 12:57:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.487° N, 123.557° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18232 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.9Mindanao, Philippines · 18221 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18216 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 5.921 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18215 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 5.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jb8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.