M5.0 earthquake 6 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Mar 10, 1986, 6:48 PM GMT+8 (10:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 85 km S 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-10 10:48:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.362° N, 125.418° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.727 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14787 days ago · 214 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.486 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14786 days ago · 143 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.815 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14758 days ago · 199 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.485 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14747 days ago · 166 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.812 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rqu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.