M5.4 earthquake 7 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines on Tue, Apr 25, 1978, 8:34 AM GMT+8 (00:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-25 00:34:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.414° N, 123.985° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 130
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.533 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 17683 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.023 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17682 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.59 km NNE of Gadung, Philippines · 17669 days ago · 563 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.355 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 17656 days ago · 572 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000u8m (also filed as gcmtb042578a, gcmt19780425003415, atlas19780425003415, iscgem684187). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.