Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 28 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Dec 29, 1984, 10:26 PM GMT+8 (14:26 UTC), 218 km (136 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1984-12-29 14:26:04 UTC
Depth
218.3 km (135.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.177° N, 125.583° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.338 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15242 days ago · 197 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.582 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 15239 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.9118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15220 days ago · 153 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.770 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15211 days ago · 165 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.980 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15194 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.073 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15193 days ago · 203 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.768 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15261 days ago · 179 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.45 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15263 days ago · 191 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.749 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15266 days ago · 186 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ahf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.