M4.4 earthquake 21 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines on Fri, Mar 24, 2000, 7:58 PM GMT+8 (11:58 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 79 km SE of Caburan, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-24 11:58:38 UTC
- Depth
- 160.9 km (100.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.041° N, 125.887° 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
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
- 4.526 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9685 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.270 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 9679 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.779 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9654 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9645 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9638 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.312 km SW of Pangyan, Philippines · 9635 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9634 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.34 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q3q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.