Earthquake details

Thursday, January 20, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, January 20, 1977 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dipolog City (Philippines - PH), about 39.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.026 and latitude 8.390.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.0 km
Coordinates	8.390, 123.026
UTC time	1977-01-20 20:51:14.900

Location	Dipolog City
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dipolog City	39.3 km
Dapitan	52.8 km
Pagadian	77.4 km
Muricay	80.0 km
Oroquieta	86.4 km
Tangub	87.5 km
Ozamiz	93.7 km
Dumaguete	106.6 km
Bayawan	111.2 km
Tanjay	126.2 km
Mantampay	133.5 km
Bais	134.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Dumaguete Philippines · 2025-12-22 15:42 UTC	101.3 km
M 4.1 Cagayan de Oro Philippines · 2025-08-14 08:34 UTC	123.5 km
M 4.8 Dipolog City Philippines · 2025-05-18 03:46 UTC	26.4 km

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