M4.9 earthquake 56 km E of Baganga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 56 km E of Baganga, Philippines on Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 11:12 PM GMT+8 (15:12 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 39 km E of Baganga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Ms, surface-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-07 15:12:00 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.634° N, 127.070° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.41 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.173 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17102 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.898 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17101 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17100 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17099 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17099 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.239 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17098 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17098 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014cf (also filed as iscgemsup653830). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.