M4.3 earthquake 252 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 252 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Feb 19, 2000, 4:17 AM GMT+8 (20:17 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 208 km SE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-18 20:17:43 UTC
- Depth
- 75.5 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.849° N, 127.129° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8208 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9666 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.7242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9665 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nn6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.