Earthquake details

Saturday, March 19, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, March 19, 1977 at 07:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ilagan (Philippines - PH), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.562 and latitude 16.605.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	16.605, 122.562
UTC time	1977-03-19 07:22:32.500

Location	Ilagan
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ilagan	93.8 km
Aglipay	98.7 km
Santiago	108.5 km
Ramon	111.3 km
Tuguegarao City	143.6 km
Solano	147.6 km
Solana	149.0 km
Bayombong	151.3 km
Dupax Del Norte	158.9 km
Bongabon	186.3 km
Muñoz	203.1 km
Talavera	209.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Santiago Philippines · 2025-11-28 10:16 UTC	48.2 km
M 4.7 Tuguegarao City Philippines · 2025-10-10 16:54 UTC	101.3 km
M 4.4 Santiago Philippines · 2025-04-30 22:15 UTC	33.2 km

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