M4.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines on Thu, Oct 26, 2000, 12:25 PM GMT+8 (04:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 15 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-26 04:25:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.370° N, 126.553° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.86 km NW of Baculin, Philippines · 9438 days ago · 98 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.115 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 9407 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2eg. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.