Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 6 km N of San Miguel, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km N of San Miguel, Philippines on Tue, Dec 11, 2001, 8:01 PM GMT+8 (12:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-11 12:01:03 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.027° N, 125.942° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.13 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9008 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.419 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9005 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.52 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.537 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.639 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.421 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.820 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.742 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.153 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9066 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.441 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9071 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9072 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aue7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.