M4.5 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Tue, Apr 24, 2001, 5:08 AM GMT+8 (21:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 36 km ESE of Santiago, 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
- 2001-04-23 21:08:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.394° N, 126.688° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.636 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 9258 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.644 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9256 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.466 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9256 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.526 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 9234 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.628 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 9232 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adva. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.