M5.2 earthquake 52 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 52 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines on Tue, Mar 28, 1978, 2:33 AM GMT+8 (18:33 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 26 km W of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-27 18:33:38 UTC
- Depth
- 602.0 km (374.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.709° N, 123.558° 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
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.626 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 17704 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.324 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 17703 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.227 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 17689 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.47 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17683 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.533 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 17683 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.023 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17682 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.59 km NNE of Gadung, Philippines · 17669 days ago · 563 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.355 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17657 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tsy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.