M4.4 earthquake 51 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 3, 2000, 4:23 PM GMT+8 (08:23 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 1 km E of Buenavista, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-03 08:23:55 UTC
- Depth
- 69.4 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.573° N, 126.756° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.265 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 9555 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.069 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 9551 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.116 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9541 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.24 km NE of Lingig, Philippines · 9519 days ago · 144 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.71 km E of Buenavista, Philippines · 9513 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.51 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines · 9511 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.248 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 9501 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.644 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xq2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.