M3.7 earthquake 142 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 142 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 17, 2000, 8:42 PM GMT+8 (12:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 81 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-17 12:42:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.683° N, 127.268° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
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
- 4.485 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9528 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.590 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9509 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.681 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9502 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4209 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9496 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ync. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.