M4.4 earthquake 86 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Mar 30, 1986, 7:51 PM GMT+8 (11:51 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 106 km SSE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-30 11:51:27 UTC
- Depth
- 142.5 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.029° N, 126.149° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8106 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14776 days ago · 160 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.1100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 14776 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.815 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14758 days ago · 199 km deep · 76 km away
- 6.485 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14747 days ago · 166 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.812 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sey. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.