M4.4 earthquake 222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 222 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Sep 1, 2001, 4:38 AM GMT+8 (20:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 236 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-31 20:38:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.701° N, 126.532° 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
- 24
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9136 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.2181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9114 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.3238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ancx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.