Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 37 km S of Sulangan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 37 km S of Sulangan, Philippines on Sun, Dec 10, 2000, 8:54 PM GMT+8 (12:54 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-10 12:54:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.602° N, 125.886° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.924 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.224 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.424 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9423 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.722 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9412 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.411 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 9411 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.428 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 9409 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.025 km ENE of Hernani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.626 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9385 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.843 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.220 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.741 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 5.448 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.856 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 9436 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5u9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.