| Date & time | Mar 17, 2023 03:38:28 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:38 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 178.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 4.941°N / 125.4914°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 4.941°S / 54.509°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Awu (141 km / 88 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 52 km (32 mi) S of Sarangani (Davao del Sur) (pop: 7,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) SSE of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 131 km (81 mi) S of Alabel (pop: 43,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) SSE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SSE of Polomolok (pop: 64,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) S of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 188 km (117 mi) SSE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 202 km (125 mi) S of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 179 km | Pulau-Pulau Sangihe, Indonesia | USGS |
| 3.4 | 175 km | Philippines: 029 Km S 14° W of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) | PHIVOLCS |
| 4.5 | 179 km | KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 179 km | Talaud Islands, Indonesia | RaspberryShake |
| 4.5 | 10 km | Talaud Islands, Indonesia | IRIS |
| 4.2 | 158 km | Talaud Islands, Indonesia | GFZ |
