M4.6 earthquake 181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Apr 11, 1980, 10:02 PM GMT+8 (14:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 151 km SE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-11 14:02:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.196° N, 126.578° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4219 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16963 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.4151 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16951 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3178 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16931 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.1164 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16930 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16924 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16910 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016js. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.