Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 7 km ESE of Gamut, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Gamut, Philippines on Wed, May 24, 2000, 4:16 AM GMT+8 (20:16 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km NE of La Paz, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-05-23 20:16:36 UTC
Depth
87.5 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.506° N, 126.308° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.245 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9598 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.06 km W of Parang, Philippines · 9596 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.76 km S of Carmen, Philippines · 9588 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.433 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 9582 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.754 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 9626 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.650 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.445 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.964 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.484 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.470 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.217 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9655 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009td0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.