M5.6 earthquake 169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Aug 28, 2000, 11:37 AM GMT+8 (03:37 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-28 03:37:02 UTC
- Depth
- 88.1 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.352° N, 126.579° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 223°, dip 43°, rake 104°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 25°, dip 49°, rake 78°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 246
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9519 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.9240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9516 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9507 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.6158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9503 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.7103 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9497 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009z9b (also filed as gcmtb082800a, gcmt20000828033702, iscgem1739440). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.