M4.3 earthquake 7 km ENE of Lais, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Lais, Philippines on Mon, Mar 6, 2000, 10:30 AM GMT+8 (02:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-06 02:30:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.371° N, 125.707° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.421 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 9689 days ago · 161 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.526 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9686 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 4.438 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9717 days ago · 158 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.13 km E of Butulan, Philippines · 9721 days ago · 250 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.715 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9723 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.40 km WNW of Pung-Pang, Philippines · 9726 days ago · 168 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.532 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 9731 days ago · 170 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pba. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.