Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 1 km S of Claver, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 1 km S of Claver, Philippines on Fri, May 4, 1979, 3:00 AM GMT+8 (19:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1979-05-03 19:00:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.562° N, 125.735° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17308 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.09 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17305 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.320 km WSW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17279 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.26 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines · 17313 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.73 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17316 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17316 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17316 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.735 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 17332 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010e1. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.