M5.1 earthquake 170 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 170 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Aug 4, 1986, 2:24 PM GMT+8 (06:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 240 km SE 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-04 06:24:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.941° N, 125.942° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14615 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0236 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14615 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7209 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14613 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wv3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.