M4.6 earthquake 199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Feb 16, 2000, 4:57 AM GMT+8 (20:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-15 20:57:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.847° N, 126.380° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3252 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9725 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8208 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 6.2147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9680 days ago · 150 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nh4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.