M4.6 earthquake 31 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 9, 1985, 2:26 AM GMT+8 (18:26 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 60 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-08 18:26:40 UTC
- Depth
- 80.1 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.144° N, 125.591° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.660 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15051 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.967 km S of Lumatil, Philippines · 15049 days ago · 380 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.860 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 15039 days ago · 325 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.297 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 15029 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gm0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.