M4.7 earthquake 21 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines on Wed, Jul 18, 1979, 8:05 AM GMT+8 (00:05 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 12 km ENE of Malita, 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
- 1979-07-18 00:05:52 UTC
- Depth
- 78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.191° N, 125.891° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.115 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17219 days ago · 219 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.112 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 17201 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.911 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 17189 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.429 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17183 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011wy. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.