M4.0 earthquake 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Sep 19, 2000, 6:14 PM GMT+8 (10:14 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-19 10:14:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.941° N, 126.826° 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
- 6
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9503 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.8210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9502 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9498 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.9240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9516 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.9205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9518 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.6169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9529 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.3191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9534 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0gu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.