M4.8 earthquake 20 km E of Talagutong, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 20 km E of Talagutong, Philippines on Fri, Oct 13, 2000, 1:26 AM GMT+8 (17:26 UTC), 123 km (76 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
- 2000-10-12 17:26:59 UTC
- Depth
- 123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.255° N, 125.855° 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
- 19
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.822 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9460 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.411 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9460 days ago · 128 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.019 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9453 days ago · 128 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.73 km SW of Kalbay, Philippines · 9444 days ago · 224 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9444 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.779 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9438 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.915 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9434 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1p7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.