M4.5 earthquake 8 km NE of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Baculin, Philippines on Sat, Sep 2, 2000, 9:08 AM GMT+8 (01:08 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 46 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-02 01:08:35 UTC
- Depth
- 83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.514° N, 126.634° 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
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.24 km NE of Lingig, Philippines · 9515 days ago · 144 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.911 km ENE of Bobon, Philippines · 9496 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.146 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9487 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.626 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9471 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zj2. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.