Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Sun, May 7, 2000, 12:33 AM GMT+8 (16:33 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-05-06 16:33:58 UTC
Depth
79.6 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.414° N, 126.409° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.7133 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9633 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.5162 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.594 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9620 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.391 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9617 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.5158 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.152 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.781 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.975 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4102 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.879 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9596 days ago · 109 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.8103 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9591 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.779 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9653 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.083 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9673 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009sgb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.