M3.9 earthquake 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Sep 10, 2000, 2:24 PM GMT+8 (06:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 2000-09-10 06:24:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.671° N, 126.777° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9507 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.6158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9503 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.8210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9502 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9498 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 3.9205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9518 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.6169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9529 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.5222 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9539 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5197 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9540 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zzq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.