M4.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Binubusan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Binubusan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 3, 1978, 2:07 AM GMT+8 (18:07 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km SW of San Teodoro, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-02 18:07:41 UTC
- Depth
- 113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.959° N, 120.583° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vwt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.