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M5.6 earthquake 173 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 173 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Jun 15, 1987, 2:31 PM GMT+8 (06:31 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-06-15 06:31:44 UTC
Depth
136.1 km (84.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.915° N, 125.949° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4210 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14327 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.2184 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14316 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.6150 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14314 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6175 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14314 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3182 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14298 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 5.2245 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14356 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14356 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.9123 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 14372 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035te (also filed as iscgem464364). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.