M5.5 earthquake 176 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 176 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Sep 15, 1976, 2:51 AM GMT+8 (18:51 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1976-09-14 18:51:44 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.127° N, 126.412° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7173 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18272 days ago · 181 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.290 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 159 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18235 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18235 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18235 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8204 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 18235 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.3193 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 18231 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jda (also filed as iscgem708530). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.