M5.2 earthquake 77 km ESE of Dapdap, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 77 km ESE of Dapdap, Philippines on Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 6:22 PM GMT+8 (10:22 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-21 10:22:27 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.907° N, 126.185° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.24 km SW of Cabay, Philippines · 17140 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.830 km NE of Llorente, Philippines · 17140 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.93 km N of Hernani, Philippines · 17140 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.07 km E of Hernani, Philippines · 17113 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013md (also filed as iscgemsup657647). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.