M6.0 earthquake 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 4:06 AM GMT+8 (20:06 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-25 20:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 45.4 km (28.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.677° N, 126.777° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0236 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14607 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7209 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14605 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.2169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5175 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14571 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yct (also filed as gcmtb092586b, gcmt19860925200611, atlas19860925200613, iscgem487289). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.