M5.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Cabay, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Cabay, Philippines on Tue, Oct 23, 1979, 12:49 AM GMT+8 (16:49 UTC), 85 km (53 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 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-22 16:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.417° N, 125.467° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.830 km NE of Llorente, Philippines · 17142 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.93 km N of Hernani, Philippines · 17142 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.07 km E of Hernani, Philippines · 17115 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013n6 (also filed as iscgem657708). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.