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M5.7 earthquake 130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Nov 9, 2000, 9:46 AM GMT+8 (01:46 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Nov 9, 2000, 9:46 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-11-09 01:46:42 UTC
Depth: 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.737° N, 127.174° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 192°, dip 74°, rake 165°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 287°, dip 76°, rake 17°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

5.1100 km SE of Pondaguitan, PhilippinesSun, Oct 22, 2:01 PM GMT+8 · 9474 days ago · 102 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a38s (also filed as gcmtb110900b, gcmt20001109014642, iscgem1838806). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.