M4.3 earthquake 38 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Dec 30, 1984, 4:32 AM GMT+8 (20:32 UTC), 197 km (123 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 82 km E 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-29 20:32:48 UTC
- Depth
- 197.2 km (122.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.061° N, 125.518° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.582 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 15239 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.9118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15220 days ago · 153 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.770 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15211 days ago · 165 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.980 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15194 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.073 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15193 days ago · 203 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.828 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15242 days ago · 218 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.768 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15261 days ago · 179 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.45 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15263 days ago · 191 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.749 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15266 days ago · 186 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.1124 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15269 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ahx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.