M5.1 earthquake 18 km W of Taguisa, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 18 km W of Taguisa, Philippines on Mon, Oct 2, 1978, 6:46 AM GMT+8 (22:46 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 17 km W of Gadung, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-01 22:46:15 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.713° N, 123.871° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.19 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 17519 days ago · 65 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.417 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 17493 days ago · 554 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.714 km S of Litayan, Philippines · 17483 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wtj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.