M4.2 earthquake 78 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km E of Union, Philippines on Sun, Aug 6, 2000, 4:19 AM GMT+8 (20:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 44 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-05 20:19:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.770° N, 126.828° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.248 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 9501 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.644 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 9497 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xz8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.