M4.4 earthquake 75 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines on Sun, Dec 9, 1979, 7:51 AM GMT+8 (23:51 UTC), 46 km (29 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-08 23:51:56 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.934° N, 127.190° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17093 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17093 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.239 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17092 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17092 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.160 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17091 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.4112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17081 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1109 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17081 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014de. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.