M3.8 earthquake 43 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Jan 31, 2001, 11:22 PM GMT+8 (15:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-31 15:22:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.046° N, 126.449° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.220 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.741 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8s8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.