M4.7 earthquake 15 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Sat, Feb 19, 2000, 6:27 PM GMT+8 (10:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-19 10:27:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.757° N, 126.410° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.438 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9718 days ago · 158 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.37 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.421 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 9690 days ago · 161 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.526 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9687 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8Mindanao, Philippines · 9667 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.52 km SSE of Baculin, Philippines · 9666 days ago · 154 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009np2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.