M4.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Cabacao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Cabacao, Philippines on Fri, Jul 27, 1979, 11:37 PM GMT+8 (15:37 UTC), 23 km (14 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-27 15:37:58 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.354° N, 120.610° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.91 km ESE of Putol, Philippines · 17214 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.70 km SSW of Abra de Ilog, Philippines · 17210 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.11 km WSW of Bagalangit, Philippines · 17207 days ago · 162 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.91 km NE of Balayan, Philippines · 17197 days ago · 154 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.82 km S of Calaca, Philippines · 17196 days ago · 246 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.910 km WNW of Wawa, Philippines · 17173 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001239. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.