M4.3 earthquake 213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 213 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Sep 21, 1978, 5:46 PM GMT+8 (09:46 UTC), 53 km (33 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-21 09:46:46 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.951° N, 126.735° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.9195 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17554 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.4194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17554 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.4240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17563 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.5196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17569 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wnf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.