M3.9 earthquake 205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Sep 8, 2000, 7:53 AM GMT+8 (23:53 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 215 km S 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-07 23:53:56 UTC
- Depth
- 98.3 km (61.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.825° N, 126.443° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9516 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9507 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.6158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9503 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.8210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9502 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.8215 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9479 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zvs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.