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M5.1 earthquake 12 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 12 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines on Tue, Mar 20, 2001, 7:33 PM GMT+8 (11:33 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Tue, Mar 20, 2001, 7:33 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-03-20 11:33:10 UTC
Depth: 119.1 km (74.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.639° N, 125.962° 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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 101°, dip 44°, rake -180°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 11°, dip 90°, rake -46°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 60

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abs9 (also filed as gcmtb032001a, gcmt20010320113310, iscgem1833446). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.