M4.1 earthquake 230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Jan 14, 2001, 10:04 PM GMT+8 (14:04 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-14 14:04:12 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.582° N, 126.478° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9381 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.9220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9380 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.3211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9379 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 65 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9372 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9360 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7ns. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.