M4.4 earthquake 241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Mar 28, 1980, 3:14 AM GMT+8 (19:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-27 19:14:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.419° N, 126.368° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9237 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16984 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16974 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4219 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16972 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16942 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16933 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.2224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16932 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001694. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.