M5.3 earthquake 242 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 242 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, May 17, 1979, 1:59 AM GMT+8 (17:59 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-16 17:59:57 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.613° N, 126.719° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17253 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.1234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17253 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 5.1188 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17317 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8177 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17323 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17330 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.0201 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17332 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010pm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.