M4.9 earthquake 29 km NE of Hernani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Hernani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 2:40 PM GMT+8 (06:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-14 06:40:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.517° N, 125.807° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.224 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.424 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.043 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9422 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.722 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.428 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9410 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.515 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.025 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.710 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9364 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a61v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.