M5.2 earthquake 39 km E of Baganga, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km E of Baganga, Philippines on Tue, Dec 11, 1979, 3:38 AM GMT+8 (19:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-10 19:38:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.589° N, 126.915° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17100 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17099 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17100 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17101 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17102 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.898 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17103 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.173 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17103 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.956 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17103 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.615 km NNE of Limot, Philippines · 17113 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014ef. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.