M3.8 earthquake 136 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 136 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Oct 23, 2000, 4:39 PM GMT+8 (08:39 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 169 km SE 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-23 08:39:41 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.174° N, 125.579° 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
- 7
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1157 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 9445 days ago · 320 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.7169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9433 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6215 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9417 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a28u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.