M5.0 earthquake 10 km WSW of Pitogo, Philippines

Magnitude

5.0 (mb), moderate

Local time

Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 7:16 AM GMT+8

UTC

1976-08-16 23:16:49 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

7.406° N, 123.226° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

18

• Pagadian, PhilippinesPopulation 206,483. Forecast52 kmSSW
• Budta, PhilippinesPopulation 1,273,715. Forecast136 kmW

After

1. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 7:55 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
2. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 12:19 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
3. 5.16 km NE of Olutanga, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:48 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
4. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 3:53 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
5. 5.44 km NE of Pitogo, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:57 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
6. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:05 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 2:55 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
8. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 7:29 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
9. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:34 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
10. 5.018 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 1:58 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
11. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 6:48 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
12. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 10:33 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
13. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:06 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
14. 5.217 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesWed, Aug 18, 11:28 PM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
15. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 19, 4:27 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
16. 5.325 km E of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:07 AM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
17. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 1:51 PM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
18. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 11:05 PM GMT+8 · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
19. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 10:24 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
20. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 3:34 PM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
21. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 5:46 PM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
22. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 12:31 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
23. 4.940 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 4:13 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
24. 4.834 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 26, 1:44 AM GMT+8 · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
25. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Aug 28, 11:40 PM GMT+8 · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
26. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 6:01 AM GMT+8 · 18286 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
27. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 6, 9:42 AM GMT+8 · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
28. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, PhilippinesFri, Sep 10, 10:50 PM GMT+8 · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
29. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 11, 4:35 AM GMT+8 · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
30. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Sep 11, 8:57 PM GMT+8 · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
31. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, PhilippinesSun, Sep 12, 8:54 AM GMT+8 · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
32. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 13, 2:02 AM GMT+8 · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
33. 4.858 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Sep 14, 4:10 PM GMT+8 · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
34. 4.924 km SE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Sep 17, 2:08 PM GMT+8 · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
35. 5.724 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:30 AM GMT+8 · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
36. 5.227 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:50 AM GMT+8 · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
37. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Sep 29, 6:35 PM GMT+8 · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
38. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 3:14 PM GMT+8 · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
39. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, PhilippinesThu, Oct 7, 4:31 PM GMT+8 · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:49 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
2. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 6:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
3. 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 5:29 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
4. 5.047 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:36 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
5. 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 4:29 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
6. 4.714 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:54 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
7. 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:53 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
8. 4.980 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:45 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
9. 5.425 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:33 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
10. 5.644 km NW of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 2:16 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
11. 5.834 km SE of Malim, PhilippinesTue, Aug 17, 12:27 AM GMT+8 · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hvw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.