M4.9 earthquake 11 km ENE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Bobon, Philippines on Tue, Sep 26, 2000, 8:12 PM GMT+8 (12:12 UTC), 52 km (32 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-26 12:12:45 UTC
- Depth
- 51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.907° N, 126.420° 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
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.146 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9484 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.820 km E of Talagutong, Philippines · 9478 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.626 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9468 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines · 9464 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.411 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9454 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.86 km NW of Baculin, Philippines · 9438 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.681 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9499 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.359 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9506 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9509 days ago · 139 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.58 km NE of Baculin, Philippines · 9518 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0ut. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.