M4.8 earthquake 30 km NE of Llorente, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Llorente, Philippines on Tue, Oct 23, 1979, 12:55 AM GMT+8 (16:55 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 7 km E of Hernani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-22 16:55:29 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.573° N, 125.772° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.93 km N of Hernani, Philippines · 17142 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.07 km E of Hernani, Philippines · 17115 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013n7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.