Philippines earthquakes

M7.5 earthquake 21 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Mon, Jan 1, 2001, 2:57 PM GMT+8 (06:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
7.5 (mwc), major
Local time
UTC
2001-01-01 06:57:04 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.898° N, 126.579° E
Strongest shaking
VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
23.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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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
Moment magnitude
7.5 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 170°, dip 46°, rake 56°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 33°, dip 52°, rake 119°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
324

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.831 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.047 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 6.8Mindanao, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.966 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.058 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.143 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.494 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 5.077 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.688 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.053 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.945 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 6.451 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.960 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9393 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.779 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.8102 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 5.051 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.860 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.545 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.852 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 5.655 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.862 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.679 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.568 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.159 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.273 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9385 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.755 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9381 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9376 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.570 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.985 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 4.557 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.0118 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 4.014 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines · 9373 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 4.653 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 4.460 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 4.341 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9365 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 4.468 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 4.252 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.550 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.930 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9361 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.956 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9358 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 4.153 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9356 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 5.570 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9344 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 5.865 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 4.6103 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 4.6100 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 4.298 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 4.243 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 5.115 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 9406 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 9411 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a70h (also filed as choy20010101065704, gcmtc010101b, gcmt20010101065704, duputel010101b, atlas20010101065705, iscgem1763197). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.