M4.8 earthquake 15 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Apr 27, 1986, 10:20 AM GMT+8 (02:20 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 6 km SSW of Pangyan, 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
- 1986-04-27 02:20:28 UTC
- Depth
- 199.4 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.266° N, 125.503° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.485 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14755 days ago · 166 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.812 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14755 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.266 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 14731 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.66 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines · 14715 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.615 km E of Kalbay, Philippines · 14714 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 5.1100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 14784 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8106 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14785 days ago · 160 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.486 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14794 days ago · 143 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.727 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14796 days ago · 214 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t80. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.