M4.5 earthquake 53 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Sat, Jul 8, 2000, 3:58 AM GMT+8 (19:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 2 km NE of Guiuan, 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
- 2000-07-07 19:58:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.410° N, 126.322° 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
- 32
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
- 4.92 km NE of Guiuan, Philippines · 9573 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.159 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9567 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.513 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9556 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.278 km E of Union, Philippines · 9554 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009w0d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.