Earthquake details

Friday, March 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, March 18, 1977 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ilagan (Philippines - PH), about 79.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.522 and latitude 16.764.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	16.764, 122.522
UTC time	1977-03-18 23:57:38.100

Location	Ilagan
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ilagan	79.8 km
Aglipay	98.4 km
Santiago	104.1 km
Ramon	105.2 km
Tuguegarao City	127.3 km
Solana	132.7 km
Solano	145.6 km
Bayombong	149.7 km
Dupax Del Norte	159.4 km
Bongabon	193.8 km
Aparri	200.5 km
Muñoz	208.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Santiago Philippines · 2025-11-28 10:16 UTC	55.1 km
M 4.7 Tuguegarao City Philippines · 2025-10-10 16:54 UTC	83.1 km
M 4.4 Santiago Philippines · 2025-04-30 22:15 UTC	46.4 km

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