M4.4 earthquake 70 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines on Fri, May 12, 2000, 11:09 PM GMT+8 (15:09 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 45 km ENE of Hinatuan, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-12 15:09:09 UTC
- Depth
- 38.7 km (24.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.664° N, 126.925° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.298 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.484 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9636 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.964 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9635 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.445 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 9627 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.650 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9626 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.754 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 9626 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.37 km ESE of Gamut, Philippines · 9625 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.375 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 9607 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.245 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9598 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.433 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 9582 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009sug. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.