M4.8 earthquake 191 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 191 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jul 9, 1986, 7:23 PM GMT+8 (11:23 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 170 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-09 11:23:43 UTC
- Depth
- 81.5 km (50.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.067° N, 126.555° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vvj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.