Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 10:44 PM GMT+8 (14:44 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 73 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-01-20 14:44:16 UTC
Depth
153.4 km (95.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.388° N, 125.812° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9159 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15219 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.770 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15211 days ago · 165 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.8198 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15199 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.073 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15193 days ago · 203 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 5.236 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15177 days ago · 206 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.338 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 15242 days ago · 197 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.828 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15242 days ago · 218 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b7k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.