M5.3 earthquake 4 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines on Sat, Dec 31, 1977, 7:40 PM GMT+8 (11:40 UTC), 47 km (29 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
- 1977-12-31 11:40:40 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.553° N, 126.033° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.12 km W of Javier, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 63 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.04 km S of San Francisco, Philippines · 17791 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 5.22 km SSW of Amaga, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.62 km SSW of Talacogon, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.31 km N of Alegria, Philippines · 17799 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.33 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines · 17799 days ago · 52 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.90 km NW of Gamut, Philippines · 17800 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sab (also filed as iscgem689717). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.