M4.3 earthquake 59 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Fri, Sep 15, 2000, 12:29 AM GMT+8 (16:29 UTC), 105 km (65 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-14 16:29:14 UTC
- Depth
- 104.8 km (65.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.538° N, 126.748° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.681 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9499 days ago · 122 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.911 km ENE of Bobon, Philippines · 9494 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.146 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9485 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.626 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9469 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.1100 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9468 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines · 9464 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.411 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9455 days ago · 128 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a08j. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.