Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines on Sun, Aug 22, 1976, 5:03 AM GMT+8 (21:03 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 5 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-08-21 21:03:32 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.475° N, 123.967° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 58 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18288 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18287 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18286 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.437 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 5.049 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18283 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18277 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18275 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18271 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.924 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18266 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18265 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18260 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.719 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18256 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18250 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18248 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18248 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 5.029 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18237 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.78 km SSE of Pamantingan, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18296 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.346 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 5.018 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 5.610 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 5.346 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 5.215 km S of Sangay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 5.219 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 5.239 km WSW of Litayan, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 5.120 km W of Palimbang, Philippines · 18299 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hzu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.