M5.1 earthquake 14 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 14 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines on Fri, Jul 22, 1977, 3:55 AM GMT+9 (18:55 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 9 km ESE 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
- 1977-07-21 18:55:34 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.212° N, 122.432° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.516 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.817 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.131 km NNW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17959 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.744 km NE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17959 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.49 km ESE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17954 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.154 km NE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17949 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.042 km NE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17932 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ptx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.