M4.7 earthquake 111 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 111 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 21, 1981, 4:31 AM GMT+8 (20:31 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 180 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-20 20:31:48 UTC
- Depth
- 104.1 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.243° N, 126.458° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8180 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.574 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 16467 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 16459 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.689 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16441 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.039 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 16440 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eu5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.