Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 23 km E of Kalian, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 23 km E of Kalian, Philippines on Sun, Dec 9, 1979, 10:20 AM GMT+8 (02:20 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 41 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1979-12-09 02:20:33 UTC
Depth
135.0 km (83.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.117° N, 125.916° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.041 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.747 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.139 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.259 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.656 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.162 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.749 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.849 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.819 km ESE of Tibanbang, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 5.149 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.846 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.638 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.544 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.545 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.854 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.845 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.840 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17069 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.635 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17068 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.145 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17068 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.643 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17067 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.844 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17066 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 5.046 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17066 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 5.751 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17066 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.833 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17064 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.571 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17064 days ago · 134 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.847 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17060 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.222 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 17048 days ago · 69 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 4.373 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17047 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 5.045 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17039 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 6.13 km NW of Kiupo, Philippines · 17115 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014dm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.