M3.9 earthquake 88 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Oct 27, 2001, 8:48 PM GMT+8 (12:48 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 92 km ESE 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-27 12:48:45 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.599° N, 126.419° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1118 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9103 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.912 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 9099 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.292 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9098 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9110 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9092 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.460 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9079 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arr9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.