M4.8 earthquake 179 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 179 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jul 28, 2001, 11:53 AM GMT+8 (03:53 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-28 03:53:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.174° N, 126.523° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9194 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4240 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.2133 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.593 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9149 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 4.7108 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9197 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0142 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9204 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9205 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5164 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9223 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akaw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.