M5.0 earthquake 15 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines on Mon, Sep 24, 1979, 10:14 PM GMT+8 (14:14 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 17 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-24 14:14:00 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.996° N, 126.417° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.320 km E of Union, Philippines · 17162 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.517 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 17162 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.737 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 17153 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.012 km W of Dapa, Philippines · 17123 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000133w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.