M4.5 earthquake 226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Oct 7, 1982, 12:37 AM GMT+8 (16:37 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 237 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-06 16:37:20 UTC
- Depth
- 82.4 km (51.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.975° N, 126.933° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9188 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16063 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.3237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 16033 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q2d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.