M3.7 earthquake 70 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jan 30, 1985, 12:33 AM GMT+8 (16:33 UTC), 165 km (103 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-29 16:33:01 UTC
- Depth
- 165.1 km (102.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.891° N, 125.092° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.073 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15193 days ago · 203 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.395 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines · 15193 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.236 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15178 days ago · 206 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bfj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.