M3.5 earthquake 2 km SSE of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Baculin, Philippines on Mon, Apr 17, 2000, 2:12 PM GMT+8 (06:12 UTC), 154 km (95 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-17 06:12:59 UTC
- Depth
- 153.6 km (95.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.432° N, 126.595° 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.
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.015 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 9621 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.375 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 9611 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rdu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.