M5.1 earthquake 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Sep 9, 1979, 1:20 AM GMT+8 (17:20 UTC), 108 km (67 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-08 17:20:01 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.387° N, 126.419° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1233 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17185 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.6188 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17154 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012us. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.