M4.8 earthquake 59 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines on Fri, Apr 1, 1977, 12:34 AM GMT+9 (15:34 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km S 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
- 1977-03-31 15:34:08 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.358° N, 122.383° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.535 km E of Dicamay, Philippines · 18063 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.444 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18043 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.939 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18024 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.957 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18019 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.937 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18018 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 4.513 km SE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18075 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.616 km N of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18077 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.141 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.848 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18079 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18081 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.951 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.551 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.634 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18082 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.851 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.066 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.847 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.823 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18083 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.830 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.26 km WSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.742 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.537 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.348 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.447 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.033 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.944 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines · 18084 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n77. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.