M5.4 earthquake 194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Sep 8, 1978, 8:28 PM GMT+8 (12:28 UTC), 46 km (29 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-08 12:28:39 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.951° N, 126.448° 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
- 104
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9195 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17547 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.3213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17534 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 5.4240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17556 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.5196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17563 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.0246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17565 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5160 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17573 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wew (also filed as gcmtb090878a, gcmt19780908122839, iscgem676472). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.