M5.2 earthquake 145 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 145 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Feb 22, 2000, 2:51 AM GMT+8 (18:51 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-21 18:51:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.289° N, 124.765° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.16 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | 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
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 203°, dip 58°, rake -168°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 107°, dip 80°, rake -33°
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 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2185 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 9695 days ago · 144 km deep · 58 km away
- 6.2147 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9680 days ago · 150 km deep · 96 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nsz (also filed as gcmtb022100f, gcmt20000221185116, iscgem1733042). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.