M4.3 earthquake 191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Aug 23, 2000, 10:15 AM GMT+8 (02:15 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 169 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-23 02:15:34 UTC
- Depth
- 60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.722° N, 127.052° 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
- Stations used
- 8
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
- 5.6169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9530 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9507 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4209 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9500 days ago · 134 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.7103 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9497 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009z09. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.