M5.1 earthquake 3 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 3 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 19, 1977, 8:51 AM GMT+8 (00:51 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 6 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-19 00:51:16 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.052° N, 122.415° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.952 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.942 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.060 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.36 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.111 km ENE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18081 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18080 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.616 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18078 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18075 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18072 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18063 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18043 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 5.227 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.336 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.019 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.223 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.538 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.540 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 7.034 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mz3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.