M4.8 earthquake 106 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 9, 1986, 7:46 AM GMT+8 (23:46 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 85 km S 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-08 23:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 159.5 km (99.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.542° N, 125.897° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9127 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14769 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.815 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14766 days ago · 199 km deep · 92 km away
- 6.485 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14754 days ago · 166 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2159 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ss7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.