Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 79 km SE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Caburan, Philippines on Fri, Apr 28, 2000, 2:12 AM GMT+8 (18:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 158 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

Malapatan forecastMore in Philippines

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-04-27 18:12:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.463° N, 126.195° E
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9645 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.7133 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9633 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5162 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.594 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9620 days ago · 135 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.391 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9618 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.5158 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9613 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 5.152 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.781 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.975 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.4102 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.879 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.083 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9674 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.270 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 9678 days ago · 121 km deep · 16 km away

Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ryp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.