Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 9 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines on Sat, May 12, 1979, 8:03 AM GMT+8 (00:03 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-05-12 00:03:28 UTC
Depth
66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.391° N, 125.629° E
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
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.320 km WSW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17285 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.73 km E of San Benito, Philippines · 17253 days ago · 135 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.628 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 17252 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.522 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 17252 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.01 km S of Claver, Philippines · 17320 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.26 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines · 17320 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.73 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17329 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.735 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 17339 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010k4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.