M4.7 earthquake 3 km NE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Pilar, Philippines on Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 9:16 PM GMT+8 (13:16 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-24 13:16:49 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.892° N, 126.120° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17322 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17321 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines · 17319 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.01 km S of Claver, Philippines · 17319 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.614 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17314 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.09 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17311 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000108n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.