M4.6 earthquake 214 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 214 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Sep 12, 1981, 8:31 PM GMT+8 (12:31 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 152 km SSE 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
- 1981-09-12 12:31:51 UTC
- Depth
- 83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.744° N, 126.462° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1152 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16440 days ago · 145 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9229 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16428 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 16391 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ftx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.