M3.8 earthquake 98 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 98 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Sat, Dec 8, 1979, 8:46 AM GMT+8 (00:46 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-08 00:46:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.830° N, 127.435° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.239 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.4112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17084 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1109 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17084 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014cr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.