M4.9 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Tue, Nov 2, 1976, 4:25 AM GMT+8 (20:25 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 21 km NW 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
- 1976-11-01 20:25:06 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.053° N, 123.615° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.847 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18217 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.921 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18216 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.049 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18202 days ago · 60 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.16 km SW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18171 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.910 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18171 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18232 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18248 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18250 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k58. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.