M4.6 earthquake 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Mar 12, 1973, 10:57 PM GMT+8 (14:57 UTC), 57 km (35 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-12 14:57:25 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.126° N, 126.693° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19564 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19571 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19574 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19579 days ago · 82 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19581 days ago · 136 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000xn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.