Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Wed, Mar 29, 2000, 8:54 PM GMT+8 (12:54 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 61 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-03-29 12:54:16 UTC
Depth
39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.689° N, 126.777° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.463 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9666 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.668 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.961 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.870 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.758 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.843 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.741 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.074 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.382 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9661 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.522 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9658 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.867 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9656 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.217 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9655 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.51 km S of San Benito, Philippines · 9652 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.7Philippine Islands region · 9651 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.427 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9651 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.542 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9650 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.94 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9650 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.034 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.674 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9690 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.670 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9691 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.278 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9691 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qe9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.