M5.0 earthquake 118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 7:42 PM GMT+8 (11:42 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 143 km ESE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-19 11:42:29 UTC
- Depth
- 168.7 km (104.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.383° N, 125.798° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1143 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16218 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.494 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 16196 days ago · 170 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ku8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.