Philippines earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 55 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines on Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 12:45 PM GMT+8 (04:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 65 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 12:45 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-01-06 04:45:29 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 6.772° N, 126.867° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 189°, dip 34°, rake 70°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 32°, dip 58°, rake 103°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 113

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a76t (also filed as gcmtb010601b, gcmt20010106044529, iscgem1763295). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.