M4.0 earthquake 222 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 222 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Aug 29, 1979, 1:26 AM GMT+8 (17:26 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 188 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-28 17:26:16 UTC
- Depth
- 88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.755° N, 126.620° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17195 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17187 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.1233 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17185 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7135 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17169 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.6188 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17154 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012pg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.