M4.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Mon, Apr 24, 2000, 4:57 AM GMT+8 (20:57 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 45 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-23 20:57:01 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.847° N, 126.466° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.470 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.298 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.484 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.964 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.445 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.650 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.754 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.37 km ESE of Gamut, Philippines · 9625 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.245 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9599 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.06 km W of Parang, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rs5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.