M4.5 earthquake 62 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 62 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Nov 28, 2001, 5:31 PM GMT+8 (09:31 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 111 km SSE 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
- 2001-11-28 09:31:16 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.848° N, 125.341° 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
- 37
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atmh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.