M4.9 earthquake 15 km WSW of Burias, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Burias, Philippines on Sun, Jan 2, 2000, 8:46 PM GMT+8 (12:46 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-02 12:46:58 UTC
- Depth
- 73.7 km (45.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.642° N, 125.140° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.760 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9759 days ago · 198 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.421 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 9757 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.532 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 9732 days ago · 170 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.13 km E of Butulan, Philippines · 9722 days ago · 250 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009knf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.