M4.5 earthquake 82 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 82 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jan 1, 1985, 12:04 PM GMT+8 (04:04 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 31 km E of Lamitan, 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
- 1985-01-01 04:04:29 UTC
- Depth
- 83.9 km (52.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.317° N, 126.200° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.131 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 15233 days ago · 157 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.980 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15194 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.338 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15241 days ago · 197 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.828 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15242 days ago · 218 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.136 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 15253 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.45 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15263 days ago · 191 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.749 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15266 days ago · 186 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002am4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.