M4.8 earthquake 17 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines on Fri, Jul 22, 1977, 9:45 AM GMT+9 (00:45 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 31 km NNW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-22 00:45:01 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.696° N, 122.154° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.131 km NNW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17959 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.744 km NE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17959 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.49 km ESE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17954 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.042 km NE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17932 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.516 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.114 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.731 km E of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.922 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17960 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.648 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 17972 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pu3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.