Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 47 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines on Sun, Mar 20, 1977, 6:39 PM GMT+8 (10:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 41 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-03-20 10:39:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.327° N, 122.241° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18088 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18086 days ago · 78 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18085 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18078 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18069 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18049 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.939 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18031 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 5.111 km ENE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.36 km NNE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 5.060 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.942 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.952 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 5.13 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 5.227 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n0f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.