M5.0 earthquake 9 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Cabacao, Philippines on Thu, Jul 26, 1979, 4:31 PM GMT+8 (08:31 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km WSW of Bagalangit, 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
- 1979-07-26 08:31:20 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.415° N, 120.635° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.55 km WNW of Cabacao, Philippines · 17229 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.91 km ESE of Putol, Philippines · 17214 days ago · 129 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.70 km SSW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 17209 days ago · 54 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.11 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 17206 days ago · 162 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.91 km NE of Balayan, Philippines · 17197 days ago · 154 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.82 km S of Calaca, Philippines · 17195 days ago · 246 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.910 km WNW of Wawa, Philippines · 17173 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000122e (also filed as iscgemsup662351). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.