M4.5 earthquake 1 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines on Sat, Sep 16, 2000, 11:35 AM GMT+8 (03:35 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km ESE of Burgos, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-16 03:35:01 UTC
- Depth
- 147.2 km (91.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.704° N, 126.205° 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.
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.248 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 9500 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.644 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 9496 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.716 km ESE of Burgos, Philippines · 9459 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0ar. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.