Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 4:45 AM GMT+8 (20:45 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 41 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 4:45 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1979-11-23 20:45:05 UTC
Depth: 143.0 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.813° N, 126.995° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 13

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.8127 km SE of Pondaguitan, PhilippinesThu, Nov 22, 6:59 AM GMT+8 · 17118 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000145e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.