M5.1 earthquake 12 km ENE of Malita, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Malita, Philippines on Sat, Aug 25, 1979, 8:55 AM GMT+8 (00:55 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-25 00:55:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.444° N, 125.723° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.911 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 17191 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.429 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17185 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.324 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 17144 days ago · 155 km deep · 57 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012m2 (also filed as iscgemsup660855). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.