M4.9 earthquake 231 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 231 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, May 11, 1981, 9:10 AM GMT+8 (01:10 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 215 km S 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-11 01:10:49 UTC
- Depth
- 52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.529° N, 126.387° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16558 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6200 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16541 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.3215 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 16540 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7194 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16539 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dme. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.