M4.1 earthquake 3 km E of Butulan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km E of Butulan, Philippines on Tue, Feb 22, 2000, 3:42 AM GMT+8 (19:42 UTC), 250 km (155 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 58 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-21 19:42:44 UTC
- Depth
- 250.0 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.614° N, 125.467° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.438 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9717 days ago · 158 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.37 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 9708 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.758 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9690 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.421 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 9689 days ago · 161 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.270 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 9680 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nt5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.