M4.5 earthquake 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, May 22, 1980, 8:53 PM GMT+8 (12:53 UTC), 52 km (32 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-22 12:53:24 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.545° N, 126.571° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16923 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16921 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16910 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.9227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16897 days ago · 95 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017cf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.