M6.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Boston, Philippines
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Boston, Philippines on Fri, Jun 16, 1978, 3:57 PM GMT+8 (07:57 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-16 07:57:00 UTC
- Depth
- 139.0 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.861° N, 126.321° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 254
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.814 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 17626 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.937 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 17626 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.445 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 17624 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.536 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 17624 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v30 (also filed as gcmtc061678a, gcmt19780616075700, iscgem680952). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.