M4.2 earthquake 48 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Mon, Sep 25, 2000, 9:03 PM GMT+8 (13:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km ESE of Burgos, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-25 13:03:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.370° N, 126.625° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.644 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 9496 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.865 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9478 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.716 km ESE of Burgos, Philippines · 9459 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0sw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.