M4.8 earthquake 90 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 90 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 6:30 AM GMT+8 (22:30 UTC), 132 km (82 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-07 22:30:14 UTC
- Depth
- 132.2 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.340° N, 126.274° 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.
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1100 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9471 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.822 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9458 days ago · 134 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.019 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9452 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.73 km SW of Kalbay, Philippines · 9442 days ago · 224 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9442 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.782 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9440 days ago · 148 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.779 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.235 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 9492 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.7103 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9494 days ago · 121 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.134 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9510 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9512 days ago · 139 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1e7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.