M4.9 earthquake 14 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines on Thu, Mar 15, 1979, 8:47 AM GMT+8 (00:47 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-15 00:47:33 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.712° N, 126.387° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.117 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 17359 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.735 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 17333 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17309 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zce. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.