Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 96 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, May 22, 1976, 4:00 PM GMT+8 (08:00 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 156 km S of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-05-22 08:00:20 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.710° N, 125.992° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6156 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18376 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.265 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18385 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gfj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.