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M5.5 earthquake 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Aug 24, 1978, 3:34 AM GMT+8 (19:34 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1978-08-23 19:34:02 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.035° N, 126.596° 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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Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17555 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.4194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.9195 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17546 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.3213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17533 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 5.0246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17564 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.5160 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17572 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.8193 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17581 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000w6c (also filed as iscgem678453). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.