M4.2 earthquake 71 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 71 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Apr 21, 2001, 3:05 AM GMT+8 (19:05 UTC), 232 km (144 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-20 19:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 231.7 km (144.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.266° N, 126.820° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 38
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.636 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 9269 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.9118 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9269 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.644 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9267 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.466 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9267 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.3140 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9267 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adpj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.