M5.4 earthquake 112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sat, Dec 22, 1979, 2:06 AM GMT+8 (18:06 UTC), 53 km (33 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-21 18:06:38 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.500° N, 127.395° 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
- 77
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.898 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17098 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.173 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17098 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014mt (also filed as iscgem654484). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.