M4.4 earthquake 25 km SW of Litayan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Litayan, Philippines on Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 1:08 PM GMT+8 (05:08 UTC), 628 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km NE of Polloc, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-27 05:08:09 UTC
- Depth
- 628.0 km (390.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.192° N, 123.855° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011jx. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.