M5.1 earthquake 106 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 106 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 29, 2000, 10:53 AM GMT+8 (02:53 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-29 02:53:54 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.857° N, 126.259° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.04 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 289°, dip 54°, rake 36°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 176°, dip 62°, rake 138°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.283 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9730 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.758 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9691 days ago · 132 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mt7 (also filed as gcmtb012900a, gcmt20000129025354, iscgem1727280). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.