M4.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines on Tue, Dec 11, 2001, 2:35 PM GMT+8 (06:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km E of Barcelona, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-11 06:35:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.705° N, 126.226° 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
- 28
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.26 km N of San Miguel, Philippines · 9060 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.13 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.036 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 9037 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9004 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.419 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9001 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.421 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.820 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9068 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auds. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.