M5.6 earthquake 202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Mar 24, 1973, 5:39 AM GMT+8 (21:39 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-23 21:39:47 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.190° N, 126.832° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19560 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.5177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19560 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.8177 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19567 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.1Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 19570 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.0187 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19575 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 19577 days ago · 136 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000011s (also filed as atlas19730323213948, iscgem763243). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.