Philippines earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 141 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 141 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 11:55 PM GMT+8 (15:55 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 65 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 11:55 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-01-06 15:55:31 UTC
Depth: 53.4 km (33.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.846° N, 127.349° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 142°, dip 20°, rake 42°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 12°, dip 77°, rake 105°

How well it is located

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Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Stations used: 46

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a77e (also filed as gcmtb010601c, gcmt20010106155532, iscgem1763305). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.