Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 51 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 51 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines on Mon, Mar 21, 1977, 4:41 PM GMT+8 (08:41 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 41 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-03-21 08:41:30 UTC
Depth
53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.663° N, 122.617° E
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
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18080 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.616 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18078 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18076 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18072 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18063 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18043 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.939 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18025 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 5.111 km ENE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 5.36 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n14. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.