M4.7 earthquake 195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Feb 24, 1973, 12:20 AM GMT+8 (16:20 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-23 16:20:00 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.981° N, 126.516° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19575 days ago · 82 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19571 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19570 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19567 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19560 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19560 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.6202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19549 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000p0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.