Philippines earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 65 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Wed, Feb 28, 2001, 5:35 PM GMT+8 (09:35 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Feb 28, 2001, 5:35 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-02-28 09:35:16 UTC
Depth: 60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 6.582° N, 126.852° 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.

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 248°, dip 59°, rake 143°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 359°, dip 59°, rake 37°

How well it is located

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Stations used: 126

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaju (also filed as gcmtb022801b, gcmt20010228093516, iscgem1780662). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.