M5.2 earthquake 181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 3:52 AM GMT+8 (19:52 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
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-16 19:52:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.222° N, 126.599° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 357°, dip 37°, rake 37°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 236°, dip 69°, rake 121°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.3238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9105 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.9110 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9091 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9073 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar24 (also filed as gcmtb101601d, gcmt20011016195238, iscgem2227506). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.