M4.8 earthquake 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 7:10 PM GMT+8 (11:10 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
- 2001-08-13 11:10:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.223° N, 126.786° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4240 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.2133 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9161 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.2247 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9158 days ago · 200 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.0191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9194 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.8179 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9195 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7108 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9197 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.9221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9205 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amd4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.