M3.6 earthquake 158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 158 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Sep 23, 2000, 9:04 PM GMT+8 (13:04 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-23 13:04:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.179° N, 126.202° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8215 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9479 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.8136 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9473 days ago · 200 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9507 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.9240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9516 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.9205 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9518 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2109 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9520 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.6169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9529 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0py. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.