M4.8 earthquake 234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jan 21, 1986, 5:34 PM GMT+8 (09:34 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 230 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-21 09:34:07 UTC
- Depth
- 73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.637° N, 126.628° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0230 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6239 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q9e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.