M5.7 earthquake 75 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 75 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Mon, Aug 21, 1978, 1:41 PM GMT+8 (05:41 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-21 05:41:43 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.570° N, 126.232° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 125
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.936 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17530 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.231 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 17528 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.117 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 17517 days ago · 138 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w55 (also filed as iscgem678337). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.