M5.6 earthquake 26 km ESE of Manay, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Manay, Philippines on Sun, Oct 22, 2000, 9:21 AM GMT+8 (01:21 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-22 01:21:44 UTC
- Depth
- 82.4 km (51.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.106° N, 126.752° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 98°, dip 65°, rake 23°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 358°, dip 69°, rake 153°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 132
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.64 km NNW of Caraga, Philippines · 9464 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.86 km NW of Baculin, Philippines · 9438 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a271 (also filed as gcmtb102200a, gcmt20001022012144, iscgem1740972). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.