Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 60 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines on Sat, Mar 19, 1977, 9:29 AM GMT+8 (01:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 6 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-03-19 01:29:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.357° N, 122.396° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.36 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.111 km ENE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18081 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.616 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18077 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18075 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18072 days ago · 60 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18063 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18043 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.942 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.952 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.13 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.227 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.336 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.019 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.223 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.538 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.540 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 7.034 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mz6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.