Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 48 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 48 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 19, 1977, 8:56 PM GMT+8 (12:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 37 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Mar 19, 1977, 8:56 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1977-03-19 12:56:03 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 16.650° N, 122.461° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 137

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mzu (also filed as iscgem701316). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.