M5.3 earthquake 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Gadung, Philippines on Tue, Apr 4, 1978, 10:14 PM GMT+8 (14:14 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 7 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-04 14:14:30 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.779° N, 123.796° 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
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.227 km SE of Malim, Philippines · 17689 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.47 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17683 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.533 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 17683 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.023 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17682 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.59 km NNE of Gadung, Philippines · 17669 days ago · 563 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.355 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17657 days ago · 572 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tx7 (also filed as iscgem683270). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.