M4.7 earthquake 22 km WNW of Dinagat, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Dinagat, Philippines on Tue, Jan 23, 1979, 5:00 PM GMT+8 (09:00 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 20 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-23 09:00:59 UTC
- Depth
- 160.0 km (99.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.036° N, 125.402° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.522 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 17358 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.820 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 17352 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.49 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 17352 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.414 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 17352 days ago · 142 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yj9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.