Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 28 km NE of Hernani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Hernani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 28, 2000, 1:01 AM GMT+8 (17:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km E of San Sebastian, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

Borongan forecastMore in Philippines

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-27 17:01:48 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.485° N, 125.821° E
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
18

Nearest places

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.515 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.025 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.710 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9364 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.17 km E of San Sebastian, Philippines · 9354 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.722 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.043 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.424 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.224 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.929 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.416 km NE of Llorente, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.924 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.837 km S of Sulangan, Philippines · 9427 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6tc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.