Philippines earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 4 km NE of Pitogo, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Pitogo, Philippines on Tue, Aug 17, 1976, 4:57 PM GMT+8 (08:57 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-08-17 08:57:55 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.487° N, 123.339° E
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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.625 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.810 km SE of Alicia, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.018 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.827 km SE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 5.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 5.16 km ESE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.623 km SSE of Caromatan, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 5.44 km SW of Caromatan, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 5.56 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 5.314 km ENE of Malim, Philippines · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.521 km WNW of Malabang, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18267 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18259 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18254 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18247 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.617 km SSW of Panubigan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.16 km NE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 6.812 km ESE of Olutanga, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.130 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.010 km WSW of Pitogo, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.86 km SE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.07 km ENE of Dimataling, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 5.226 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.047 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.938 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.714 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 5.025 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.980 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 5.425 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 5.644 km NW of Gadung, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 5.834 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hwe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.