M4.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 5, 2000, 1:02 PM GMT+8 (05:02 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-05 05:02:27 UTC
- Depth
- 200.6 km (124.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.491° N, 125.282° 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.
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.135 km SE of Kalbay, Philippines · 9554 days ago · 142 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.919 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 9544 days ago · 161 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.134 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9516 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.235 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9497 days ago · 150 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xy1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.