M4.4 earthquake 16 km NE of Llorente, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Llorente, Philippines on Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 8:29 AM GMT+8 (00:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 29 km NE of Hernani, 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
- 2000-12-14 00:29:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.501° N, 125.672° 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
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.929 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.224 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.424 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.043 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9422 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.722 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.428 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9410 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.515 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.025 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.710 km WSW of Cabay, Philippines · 9364 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a61f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.