M6.1 earthquake 26 km E of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 26 km E of Mangili, Philippines on Mon, Feb 12, 1979, 6:22 AM GMT+8 (22:22 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb, body-wave), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-11 22:22:20 UTC
- Depth
- 142.0 km (88.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.987° N, 125.919° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.22 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 231
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.149 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17355 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.715 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 17352 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.725 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17351 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.561 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 17340 days ago · 145 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yt3 (also filed as gcmtb021179e, gcmt19790211222220, iscgem669634). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.