M5.5 earthquake 36 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 22, 1978, 2:37 PM GMT+8 (06:37 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-22 06:37:51 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.514° N, 126.635° 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
- 3.1% 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.
- Stations used
- 106
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.445 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 17624 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.937 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 17626 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.814 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 17626 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.04 km WSW of Boston, Philippines · 17630 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.26 km N of Mahanob, Philippines · 17646 days ago · 144 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v7u (also filed as gcmtb062278a, gcmt19780622063751, iscgem681275). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.