M5.1 earthquake 1 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines on Sun, Aug 19, 1979, 6:06 PM GMT+8 (10:06 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1979-08-19 10:06:33 UTC
- Depth
- 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.708° N, 120.875° 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
- 64
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.91 km NE of Balayan, Philippines · 17200 days ago · 154 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.82 km S of Calaca, Philippines · 17199 days ago · 246 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.910 km WNW of Wawa, Philippines · 17176 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 4.70 km SSW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 17213 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.91 km ESE of Putol, Philippines · 17217 days ago · 129 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.55 km WNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 17232 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.09 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 17234 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.715 km NNW of Wawa, Philippines · 17239 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012h4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.