M4.9 earthquake 142 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 142 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 6, 1979, 8:44 PM GMT+8 (12:44 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-06 12:44:21 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.124° 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.
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.259 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17075 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.849 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17075 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.854 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17073 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7105 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17071 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.751 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17070 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.571 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17068 days ago · 134 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.373 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 17051 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9150 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 17049 days ago · 184 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014by. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.