M4.5 earthquake 34 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines on Sun, Aug 29, 1976, 11:39 AM GMT+8 (03:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 11 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-29 03:39:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.361° N, 123.740° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.222 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18294 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.437 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18293 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.049 km SW of Sangay, Philippines · 18291 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.038 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.143 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18290 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18284 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.440 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18284 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.312 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 18284 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6Mindanao, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18282 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18280 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.858 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18278 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18274 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.17 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.543 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18270 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.724 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.227 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.719 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18264 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.252 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
- 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, Philippines · 18263 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.660 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.141 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18257 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.147 km S of Panubigan, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.138 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 18255 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.029 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 18245 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, Philippines · 18245 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 18240 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.748 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18295 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.834 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18298 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, Philippines · 18301 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.85 km NW of Basak, Philippines · 18301 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, Philippines · 18302 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.940 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18302 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18302 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18302 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18302 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.78 km SSE of Pamantingan, Philippines · 18303 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, Philippines · 18303 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.346 km W of Bantogon, Philippines · 18304 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.738 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.217 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.134 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.142 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.943 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.924 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 18305 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j3b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.