M4.7 earthquake 3 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines on Wed, May 2, 1979, 8:52 AM GMT+8 (00:52 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-02 00:52:59 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.439° N, 125.545° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines · 17316 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.01 km S of Claver, Philippines · 17316 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17311 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.09 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17307 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.320 km WSW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17281 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17325 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010db. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.