M5.0 earthquake 187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Feb 26, 1973, 5:56 PM GMT+8 (09:56 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-26 09:56:22 UTC
- Depth
- 82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.063° N, 126.494° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19564 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19563 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19559 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19553 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.6196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19553 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.6202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19542 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000qs. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.