M4.8 earthquake 79 km N of Namuac, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 79 km N of Namuac, Philippines on Sat, Dec 29, 1979, 7:44 AM GMT+8 (23:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 68 km N of Claveria, 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
- 1979-12-28 23:44:40 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.319° N, 121.268° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.654 km SW of Basco, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.056 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17044 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.651 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17022 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.168 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 17017 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014rt. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.