Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 99 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 99 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 9:36 PM GMT+8 (13:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 146 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-03 13:36:41 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.343° N, 126.360° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.664 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 754 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.0146 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 749 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.7154 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 749 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.291 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 747 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.4114 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 740 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.543 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 730 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.762 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 729 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.062 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 728 days ago · 168 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.796 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 728 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.972 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 722 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.355 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 721 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.625 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 715 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.576 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.683 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 705 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.5111 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 759 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.628 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 763 days ago · 135 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.4179 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 764 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5120 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 767 days ago · 139 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.988 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 771 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.285 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 773 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.554 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 777 days ago · 187 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.220 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 783 days ago · 156 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.899 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 783 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npha. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.