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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.

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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
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

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Stations used
246

Nearest places

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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

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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.