M4.1 earthquake 73 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 73 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 11:23 PM GMT+8 (15:23 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-07 15:23:34 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.736° N, 127.210° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.898 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17098 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.239 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.4112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17084 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1109 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17084 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014cg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.