M4.5 earthquake 14 km E of Manga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 14 km E of Manga, Philippines on Thu, Dec 27, 2001, 3:49 AM GMT+8 (19:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 3 km S of Lais, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-26 19:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.269° N, 125.439° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.70 km WNW of Magdug, Philippines · 9041 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.33 km S of Lais, Philippines · 9039 days ago · 138 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.414 km ESE of Suyan, Philippines · 9029 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.03 km NNE of Sugal, Philippines · 9011 days ago · 150 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9009 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.49 km NW of Tañgo, Philippines · 8990 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avb5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.