M4.7 earthquake 37 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sun, Oct 14, 1979, 12:39 AM GMT+8 (16:39 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 24 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-13 16:39:10 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.017° N, 126.626° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.517 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 17164 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.320 km E of Union, Philippines · 17164 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.015 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 17175 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.259 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 17177 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013d6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.