M5.1 earthquake 5 km ENE of Gamut, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Gamut, Philippines on Wed, Nov 16, 1977, 3:12 PM GMT+8 (07:12 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 3 km WNW of Amaga, 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
- 1977-11-16 07:12:19 UTC
- Depth
- 94.0 km (58.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.545° N, 126.291° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.64 km E of Monkayo, Philippines · 17841 days ago · 182 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.90 km NW of Gamut, Philippines · 17800 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.33 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines · 17799 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.31 km N of Alegria, Philippines · 17799 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.62 km SSW of Talacogon, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.22 km SSW of Amaga, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.34 km WNW of Amaga, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.12 km W of Javier, Philippines · 17797 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.04 km S of San Francisco, Philippines · 17791 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rhs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.