M4.8 earthquake 68 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Dec 23, 1978, 10:28 AM GMT+8 (02:28 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 77 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-23 02:28:28 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.448° N, 126.076° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.277 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17429 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
- 6.126 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 17390 days ago · 142 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1143 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17383 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y1p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.