M5.3 earthquake 85 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 85 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Dec 31, 2000, 3:51 PM GMT+8 (07:51 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-31 07:51:46 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.270° N, 127.199° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 139°, dip 40°, rake -129°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 6°, dip 60°, rake -62°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.960 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9373 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.129 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9361 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6zh (also filed as gcmtb123100c, gcmt20001231075146, iscgem1743484). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.