M4.5 earthquake 93 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Sep 12, 2001, 8:41 PM GMT+8 (12:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 110 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-12 12:41:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.603° N, 125.732° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6106 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9128 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.559 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9110 days ago · 250 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.9110 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9092 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ap1p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.