M6.3 earthquake 228 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 228 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Dec 14, 1985, 2:46 PM GMT+8 (06:46 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-14 06:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.683° N, 126.600° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.7235 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14890 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.9230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.9225 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.1230 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14881 days ago · 58 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.8234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14854 days ago · 74 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nut (also filed as gcmtb121485a, gcmt19851214064613, atlas19851214064614, iscgem508263). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.