M4.9 earthquake 24 km SE of Malim, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Malim, Philippines on Fri, Sep 17, 1976, 2:08 PM GMT+8 (06:08 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-17 06:08:33 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.280° N, 123.571° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18261 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18261 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18257 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
- 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18251 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18249 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18238 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18233 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9Mindanao, Philippines · 18223 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18218 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.921 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18217 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18275 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18275 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18280 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18283 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18283 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18288 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18288 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18288 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18291 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jfd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.