M5.0 earthquake 231 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Jan 4, 1985, 8:39 PM GMT+8 (12:39 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 211 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-04 12:39:27 UTC
- Depth
- 73.9 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.686° N, 126.654° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9159 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15219 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.2211 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15211 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8198 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15199 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002aqh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.