Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 48 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 48 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines on Thu, Mar 24, 1977, 7:16 AM GMT+8 (23:16 UTC), 78 km (48 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
1977-03-23 23:16:05 UTC
Depth
78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.308° N, 122.245° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18086 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.859 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18070 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18050 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.939 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18032 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18089 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18090 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18091 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 5.255 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.146 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.645 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 5.059 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18092 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n37. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.