Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 143 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 143 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Nov 9, 1975, 8:05 PM GMT+8 (12:05 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-11-09 12:05:22 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.105° N, 125.455° E
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
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8121 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18590 days ago · 101 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 5.1151 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18590 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.4129 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18590 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.1141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.8147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.9141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 70 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.9162 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.8169 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.8151 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18589 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.3141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.9139 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.1135 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 5.0135 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 114 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 5.0138 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 5.6141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.6110 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 5.3141 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18588 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 5.3136 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 64 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 5.0127 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18587 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 5.2131 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18586 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 5.1131 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18585 days ago · 92 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.9149 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 18569 days ago · 328 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 5.1147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18555 days ago · 60 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dg5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.