M4.8 earthquake 8 km E of Manga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 8 km E of Manga, Philippines on Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 7:40 AM GMT+8 (23:40 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 12 km E of Lamitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-23 23:40:39 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.292° N, 125.385° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.912 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 9099 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.426 km S of San Remigio, Philippines · 9088 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arhm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.