Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 24 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 2:47 PM GMT+8 (06:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km NE of Hernani, 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
2000-12-14 06:47:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.417° N, 125.829° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
10

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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.424 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.043 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9422 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.722 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.428 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9410 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.515 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.025 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.710 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9365 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.929 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.416 km NE of Llorente, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.924 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9425 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.837 km S of Sulangan, Philippines · 9428 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.448 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 9437 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a61w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.