M4.8 earthquake 104 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Apr 7, 1978, 11:20 AM GMT+8 (03:20 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 191 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-07 03:20:41 UTC
- Depth
- 83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.564° N, 126.683° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0191 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17689 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.296 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17650 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tyg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.