Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 13 km E of Marihatag, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 13 km E of Marihatag, Philippines on Wed, Apr 19, 2000, 1:03 AM GMT+8 (17:03 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 45 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-04-18 17:03:30 UTC
Depth
68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.826° N, 126.420° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.217 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9655 days ago · 66 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.470 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.298 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.484 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.964 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.445 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.650 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.754 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 9626 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.37 km ESE of Gamut, Philippines · 9625 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.03 km SW of San Miguel, Philippines · 9672 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rgf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.