M4.2 earthquake 4 km NE of Lingig, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Lingig, Philippines on Fri, Sep 8, 2000, 8:51 AM GMT+8 (00:51 UTC), 144 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 4 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-08 00:51:22 UTC
- Depth
- 144.4 km (89.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.073° N, 126.441° 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.
- Stations used
- 35
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.51 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines · 9506 days ago · 147 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines · 9466 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zvu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.