M4.5 earthquake 59 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 59 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Oct 22, 2001, 1:00 AM GMT+8 (17:00 UTC), 250 km (155 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
- 2001-10-21 17:00:34 UTC
- Depth
- 250.0 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.869° N, 125.507° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9110 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9092 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.562 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 9072 days ago · 200 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arcb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.