M3.7 earthquake 37 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Oct 15, 1986, 1:56 PM GMT+8 (05:56 UTC), 209 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 6 km ENE 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-15 05:56:29 UTC
- Depth
- 208.5 km (129.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.079° N, 125.562° 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 1.5 and up: 3 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 usp0002yyt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.