Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 212 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 212 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Dec 10, 2000, 10:55 PM GMT+8 (14:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-12-10 14:55:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.980° N, 126.744° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6215 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9418 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9411 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.4128 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.6197 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.5202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.9220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9380 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.3211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9378 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.6200 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9377 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.4131 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 146 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 5.7169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9427 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5uj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.