M4.3 earthquake 11 km SE of Sugal, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Sugal, Philippines on Sat, Nov 30, 1985, 5:10 PM GMT+8 (09:10 UTC), 276 km (171 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 40 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-30 09:10:51 UTC
- Depth
- 275.5 km (171.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.589° N, 125.529° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.140 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14884 days ago · 244 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.985 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 14875 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.843 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 14859 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nd9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.