M4.7 earthquake 204 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 204 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, May 26, 2001, 11:29 PM GMT+8 (15:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 179 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-26 15:29:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.072° N, 126.746° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8197 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9256 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 9254 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9244 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6202 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9242 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9241 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.4179 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9241 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0198 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9240 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7206 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9228 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9204 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afkk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.