M5.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines on Thu, Dec 29, 1977, 9:36 AM GMT+8 (01:36 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-29 01:36:54 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.543° N, 126.037° 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.
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.31 km N of Alegria, Philippines · 17799 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.62 km SSW of Talacogon, Philippines · 17798 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.22 km SSW of Amaga, Philippines · 17798 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.34 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 47 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.12 km W of Javier, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 63 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.04 km S of San Francisco, Philippines · 17791 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s98. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.