M5.4 earthquake 48 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines on Fri, Dec 1, 2000, 4:01 AM GMT+8 (20:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 26 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-30 20:01:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.554° N, 126.043° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.39 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 144°, dip 23°, rake 53°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 4°, dip 72°, rake 104°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.837 km S of Sulangan, Philippines · 9428 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.224 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9424 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.411 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.626 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9386 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a59q (also filed as gcmtb113000e, gcmt20001130200108, iscgem1742614). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.