Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Sun, Dec 17, 2000, 10:23 AM GMT+8 (02:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 15 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-12-17 02:23:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.426° N, 126.880° E
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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.115 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 7.521 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.831 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.047 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 6.8Mindanao, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.966 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.058 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 5.143 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.494 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.688 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.053 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.945 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 6.451 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.960 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9393 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.779 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 5.051 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.860 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 5.545 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.852 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 5.655 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.862 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.679 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.159 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.273 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9385 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.755 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9381 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9376 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 4.570 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.557 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.653 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.460 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 4.341 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9365 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 4.468 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 4.252 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 4.550 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.956 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9358 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 4.153 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9356 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.86 km NW of Baculin, Philippines · 9437 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a66p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.