M4.5 earthquake 133 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 133 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Jul 24, 2001, 2:38 AM GMT+8 (18:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 82 km SE of Pondaguitan, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-23 18:38:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.918° N, 127.297° 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
- 14
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.385 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9197 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5104 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9167 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.082 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9154 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak1a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.