M3.7 earthquake 103 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Sep 30, 2000, 4:31 AM GMT+8 (20:31 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 22 km SE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-29 20:31:44 UTC
- Depth
- 120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.110° N, 126.351° 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
- 6
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.890 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 9486 days ago · 132 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.1100 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9471 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.822 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9458 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9442 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.779 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a10m. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.