M4.3 earthquake 43 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, May 12, 2000, 6:51 AM GMT+8 (22:51 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 52 km SE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-11 22:51:13 UTC
- Depth
- 196.2 km (121.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.022° N, 125.376° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4126 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9637 days ago · 156 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.312 km SW of Pangyan, Philippines · 9634 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.594 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9620 days ago · 135 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.152 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.79 km W of Balangonan, Philippines · 9612 days ago · 210 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.975 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4102 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9597 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.879 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9596 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009sth. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.