M4.9 earthquake 80 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 4:59 PM GMT+8 (08:59 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 36 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-15 08:59:03 UTC
- Depth
- 70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.236° N, 126.174° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.236 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15178 days ago · 206 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.584 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15176 days ago · 143 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.961 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15175 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.632 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15166 days ago · 165 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bxd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.