M4.8 earthquake 71 km N of Claveria, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 71 km N of Claveria, Philippines on Thu, Nov 22, 1979, 3:31 PM GMT+8 (07:31 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-22 07:31:27 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.253° N, 121.094° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.25 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.655 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17107 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.879 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 17079 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000144h (also filed as iscgem656000). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.