M5.0 earthquake 72 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 72 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Mar 26, 1978, 3:21 PM GMT+8 (07:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 122 km SW 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-26 07:21:17 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.751° N, 125.421° 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
- 64
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.992 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 17703 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.9122 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 17682 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.950 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 17656 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tr5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.