M4.7 earthquake 179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Mar 2, 1973, 10:28 AM GMT+8 (02:28 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 177 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
- 1973-03-02 02:28:58 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.821° N, 125.814° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19569 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19566 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19559 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000sx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.