Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 34 km E of Lamitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 34 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Wed, Mar 26, 1980, 5:44 PM GMT+8 (09:44 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 55 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-03-26 09:44:45 UTC
Depth
153.0 km (95.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.071° N, 126.009° E
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

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Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.746 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16970 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.831 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16967 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.675 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16954 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.255 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16948 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.939 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16931 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.661 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 16990 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.921 km SW of Surup, Philippines · 17002 days ago · 153 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.941 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17003 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.349 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17006 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.553 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17015 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 6.178 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17015 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001685. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.