Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 37 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Mon, Dec 10, 2001, 11:54 PM GMT+8 (15:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-10 15:54:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.621° N, 126.423° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.26 km N of San Miguel, Philippines · 9060 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.427 km NW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9035 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9005 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.419 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9002 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.639 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.421 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 9063 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.820 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.742 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.153 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.441 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9064 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9069 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9069 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aucq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.