M4.9 earthquake 237 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 237 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 2, 1980, 9:10 AM GMT+8 (01:10 UTC), 62 km (39 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-02 01:10:46 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.635° N, 126.673° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16965 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4219 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16963 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16932 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16924 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.2224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16922 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.4190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16920 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016db. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.