M5.4 earthquake 236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Oct 23, 2001, 8:40 AM GMT+8 (00:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-23 00:40:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.635° N, 126.657° 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 177°, dip 27°, rake 59°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 31°, dip 67°, rake 105°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9074 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arfh (also filed as gcmtb102301a, gcmt20011023004035, iscgem2254762). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.