M4.0 earthquake 191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Jul 29, 2001, 12:03 PM GMT+8 (04:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-29 04:03:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.600° N, 126.996° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.2284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9177 days ago · 200 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.2133 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2247 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9158 days ago · 200 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6122 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9139 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akdj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.