M5.0 earthquake 4 km E of Oras, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Oras, Philippines on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 10:39 AM GMT+8 (02:39 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 31 km ESE of Dolores, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-17 02:39:09 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.139° N, 125.478° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011c5 (also filed as iscgem663585). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.