M4.2 earthquake 6 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines on Thu, May 3, 1979, 9:10 PM GMT+8 (13:10 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 1 km S of Claver, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-03 13:10:27 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.389° N, 125.547° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.01 km S of Claver, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17310 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.09 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17307 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.320 km WSW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17281 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17324 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010dw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.