M4.6 earthquake 200 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 200 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jan 24, 2001, 4:37 AM GMT+8 (20:37 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-23 20:37:25 UTC
- Depth
- 64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.392° N, 126.959° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9376 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4178 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9367 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7187 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.3211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9379 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9380 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8128 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9380 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9390 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6197 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9391 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4128 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9392 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a88s. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.