M4.0 earthquake 38 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Mon, Aug 6, 2001, 2:37 PM GMT+8 (06:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 8 km E of Marihatag, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-06 06:37:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.122° N, 126.586° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.78 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9156 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.720 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 9154 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.03 km W of Salvacion, Philippines · 9134 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akx4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.