M4.2 earthquake 109 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 109 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Sep 6, 2000, 8:21 AM GMT+8 (00:21 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km SSW 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-06 00:21:27 UTC
- Depth
- 125.7 km (78.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.429° N, 125.639° 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.
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zsa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.