M5.5 earthquake 160 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 160 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Aug 13, 1978, 6:12 PM GMT+8 (10:12 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-13 10:12:50 UTC
- Depth
- 113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.551° N, 126.630° 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
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5127 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 17566 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.5196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17562 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.4194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9195 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.3213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17533 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w1f (also filed as iscgem677975). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.