M5.2 earthquake 217 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 217 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Nov 16, 1980, 1:31 PM GMT+8 (05:31 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 218 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-16 05:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.699° N, 126.441° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9181 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16713 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.1190 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16707 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.3218 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16698 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001auf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.