M4.4 earthquake 202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Mar 5, 2000, 6:35 PM GMT+8 (10:35 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-05 10:35:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.357° N, 126.961° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8208 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9709 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.3267 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9689 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pa2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.