Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 42 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines on Sat, Mar 19, 1977, 9:23 AM GMT+8 (01:23 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 60 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-03-19 01:23:11 UTC
Depth
72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.593° N, 122.367° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 5.060 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.36 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.111 km ENE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18081 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.616 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18077 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18075 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18072 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18063 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18043 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.952 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.13 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.227 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.336 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.019 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.223 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 5.538 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.540 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 7.034 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mz5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.