Philippines earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 23 km NE of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 23 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Mon, Nov 5, 2001, 4:09 PM GMT+8 (08:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km SE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-11-05 08:09:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.134° N, 126.419° E
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
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Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.441 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.153 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.742 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.820 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.421 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.639 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9061 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.537 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.52 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.26 km N of San Miguel, Philippines · 9058 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.13 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines · 9058 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000as8w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.