M4.2 earthquake 27 km SE of Malim, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Malim, Philippines on Tue, Apr 18, 1978, 8:06 PM GMT+8 (12:06 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 33 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-18 12:06:23 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.262° N, 123.594° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.533 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 17682 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.59 km NNE of Gadung, Philippines · 17668 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.58 km WSW of Munai, Philippines · 17659 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000u5c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.