M4.1 earthquake 3 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines on Wed, Dec 12, 2001, 11:06 AM GMT+8 (03:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-12 03:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.535° N, 125.913° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9005 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.419 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9002 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.57 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 9000 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auf6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.