Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 98 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Jul 15, 2000, 10:57 AM GMT+8 (02:57 UTC), 96 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 112 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Jul 15, 2000, 10:57 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-07-15 02:57:38 UTC
Depth: 95.6 km (59.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.651° N, 126.716° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Stations used: 13

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009wj4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.