M4.2 earthquake 52 km SSE of Malim, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Malim, Philippines on Wed, Sep 29, 1976, 6:35 PM GMT+8 (10:35 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 2 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-29 10:35:22 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.984° N, 123.533° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18249 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18236 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18232 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.9Mindanao, Philippines · 18221 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18216 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.921 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18215 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.049 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18201 days ago · 60 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18264 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18265 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18276 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18281 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.049 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jp9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.