M5.0 earthquake 38 km W of Sangay, Philippines

Magnitude

5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Sep 3, 1976, 4:10 AM GMT+8

UTC

1976-09-02 20:10:01 UTC

Depth

45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

6.430° N, 123.701° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

58

• Kalamansig, PhilippinesPopulation 52,257. Forecast41 kmWSW
• Dinaig, PhilippinesPopulation 116,768. Forecast100 kmSW
• Malingao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,121,974. Forecast118 kmSW

After

1. 5.143 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesFri, Sep 3, 10:04 AM GMT+8 · 18293 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
2. 4.72 km SSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 2:25 PM GMT+8 · 18287 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
3. 4.440 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 3:42 PM GMT+8 · 18287 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
4. 5.312 km W of Taguisa, PhilippinesWed, Sep 8, 5:14 PM GMT+8 · 18287 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
5. 4.6Mindanao, PhilippinesFri, Sep 10, 4:04 PM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
6. 5.033 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 11, 4:35 AM GMT+8 · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
7. 5.041 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 13, 2:02 AM GMT+8 · 18283 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.858 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesTue, Sep 14, 4:10 PM GMT+8 · 18281 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
9. 4.924 km SE of Malim, PhilippinesFri, Sep 17, 2:08 PM GMT+8 · 18278 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
10. 4.625 km WNW of Bantogon, PhilippinesSun, Sep 19, 11:36 AM GMT+8 · 18277 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
11. 5.17 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesMon, Sep 20, 11:04 PM GMT+8 · 18275 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
12. 4.543 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Sep 22, 8:00 PM GMT+8 · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
13. 5.724 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:30 AM GMT+8 · 18271 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
14. 5.227 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Sep 25, 11:50 AM GMT+8 · 18271 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
15. 4.719 km WSW of Palimbang, PhilippinesWed, Sep 29, 9:14 AM GMT+8 · 18267 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
16. 4.252 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesWed, Sep 29, 6:35 PM GMT+8 · 18266 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
17. 5.22 km ENE of South Upi, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 4:12 AM GMT+8 · 18266 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
18. 6.011 km SSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 5:02 AM GMT+8 · 18266 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
19. 4.97 km ENE of South Upi, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 11:50 AM GMT+8 · 18266 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
20. 4.660 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesThu, Sep 30, 3:14 PM GMT+8 · 18265 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
21. 4.141 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesTue, Oct 5, 5:20 PM GMT+8 · 18260 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
22. 5.147 km S of Panubigan, PhilippinesThu, Oct 7, 4:31 PM GMT+8 · 18258 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
23. 4.138 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesThu, Oct 7, 10:25 PM GMT+8 · 18258 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
24. 5.029 km SSW of Palimbang, PhilippinesMon, Oct 18, 9:43 AM GMT+8 · 18248 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
25. 5.24 km WSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesMon, Oct 18, 10:50 AM GMT+8 · 18248 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
26. 5.639 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesFri, Oct 22, 10:51 PM GMT+8 · 18243 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 5.049 km SW of Sangay, PhilippinesThu, Sep 2, 6:23 AM GMT+8 · 18294 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
2. 5.437 km SW of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Aug 31, 1:03 AM GMT+8 · 18296 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
3. 4.222 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:17 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
4. 5.314 km WSW of Taguisa, PhilippinesMon, Aug 30, 10:00 AM GMT+8 · 18297 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
5. 4.534 km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 11:39 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
6. 4.612 km SSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 10:44 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
7. 4.918 km SSE of Panubigan, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 6:01 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
8. 4.84 km ESE of Bantogon, PhilippinesSun, Aug 29, 4:32 AM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
9. 4.748 km SSE of Malim, PhilippinesSat, Aug 28, 11:40 PM GMT+8 · 18298 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
10. 4.834 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesThu, Aug 26, 1:44 AM GMT+8 · 18301 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
11. 5.85 km SE of Kalamansig, PhilippinesMon, Aug 23, 11:42 AM GMT+8 · 18304 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
12. 4.85 km NW of Basak, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 5:06 PM GMT+8 · 18304 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
13. 5.09 km WNW of Sangay, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 5:03 AM GMT+8 · 18305 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
14. 4.940 km W of Gadung, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 4:13 AM GMT+8 · 18305 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
15. 5.041 km W of Rimpeso, PhilippinesSun, Aug 22, 12:31 AM GMT+8 · 18305 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
16. 5.125 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 5:46 PM GMT+8 · 18305 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
17. 5.424 km WNW of Gadung, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 3:34 PM GMT+8 · 18305 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
18. 4.78 km SSE of Pamantingan, PhilippinesSat, Aug 21, 8:20 AM GMT+8 · 18306 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
19. 5.019 km WSW of Rimpeso, PhilippinesFri, Aug 20, 11:05 PM GMT+8 · 18306 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
20. 4.346 km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesThu, Aug 19, 5:53 PM GMT+8 · 18307 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j5z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.