M5.0 earthquake 7 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines on Thu, Sep 6, 2001, 1:17 PM GMT+8 (05:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-06 05:17:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.080° N, 126.010° 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
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.720 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 9154 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.86 km WNW of Hinundayan, Philippines · 9153 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.413 km WSW of Sulangan, Philippines · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anqu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.