M4.2 earthquake 70 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 70 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Apr 3, 2000, 8:19 AM GMT+8 (00:19 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 79 km SE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-03 00:19:43 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.355° N, 126.094° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.083 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9674 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.779 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9654 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.2101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9645 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.343 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 9640 days ago · 196 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9638 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.238 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9634 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5162 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9628 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.594 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9621 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qqr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.