M4.9 earthquake 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jul 18, 2001, 10:54 AM GMT+8 (02:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km SE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-18 02:54:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.742° N, 126.580° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8179 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9194 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.8196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9178 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4240 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.2133 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajs0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.