M5.1 earthquake 4 km S of Lanuza, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 4 km S of Lanuza, Philippines on Mon, Feb 26, 1979, 9:13 AM GMT+8 (01:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 9 km ENE of Santa Monica, 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
- 1979-02-26 01:13:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.194° N, 126.065° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.914 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 17365 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.117 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 17361 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.820 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 17359 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.49 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 17359 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.414 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 17358 days ago · 142 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.735 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 17335 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17325 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000z0d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.