M4.2 earthquake 90 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Sep 30, 1976, 2:51 AM GMT+8 (18:51 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-29 18:51:31 UTC
- Depth
- 159.0 km (98.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.605° N, 125.656° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5135 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 18245 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.636 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 18197 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jpk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.