M4.9 earthquake 220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Jan 21, 2001, 8:23 PM GMT+8 (12:23 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-21 12:23:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.811° N, 126.666° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9378 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6200 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9378 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9372 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4131 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 146 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9360 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9321 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a83c. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.