M4.8 earthquake 177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Mar 6, 1973, 3:38 PM GMT+8 (07:38 UTC), 68 km (42 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-06 07:38:32 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.068° N, 126.348° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19561 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.6196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19561 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.6202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19549 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19570 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19571 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19575 days ago · 82 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.7195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19578 days ago · 136 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.597 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19588 days ago · 176 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000uh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.