M5.5 earthquake 158 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 158 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Apr 20, 1976, 3:06 AM GMT+8 (19:06 UTC), 303 km (188 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 194 km SSW 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-19 19:06:11 UTC
- Depth
- 303.0 km (188.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 4.132° N, 124.806° 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
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fyp (also filed as iscgem715677). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.