M4.9 earthquake 11 km E of Lamitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 11 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Thu, Sep 6, 1979, 8:44 AM GMT+8 (00:44 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 24 km E of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-06 00:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.090° N, 125.810° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17182 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.324 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 17141 days ago · 155 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.748 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 17134 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012te. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.