M4.5 earthquake 26 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Mar 28, 2000, 6:05 AM GMT+8 (22:05 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-27 22:05:59 UTC
- Depth
- 67.6 km (42.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.405° N, 126.413° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Mindanao, Philippines · 9665 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9638 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9634 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.34 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qa0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.