M5.0 earthquake 89 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 89 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines on Mon, Mar 15, 1976, 11:29 AM GMT+8 (03:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 71 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-15 03:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.302° N, 126.318° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.05 km SSE of Arteche, Philippines · 18414 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.171 km E of San Policarpo, Philippines · 18402 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 5.1104 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18470 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.794 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18481 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.986 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.673 km ENE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.095 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.184 km NE of Anito, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 6.181 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines · 18482 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ffb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.