M5.1 earthquake 60 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 60 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines on Wed, Dec 12, 1979, 3:38 AM GMT+8 (19:38 UTC), 57 km (35 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-11 19:38:40 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.834° N, 127.080° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4112 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17083 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1109 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 17083 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 5.259 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17093 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.239 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.191 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.184 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17094 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.475 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17095 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.898 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.173 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.956 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 17097 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014et. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.