M4.4 earthquake 44 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 44 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines on Fri, Feb 22, 1980, 3:53 PM GMT+8 (07:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 3 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-22 07:53:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.726° N, 126.694° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.72 km SSW of Tagbina, Philippines · 17012 days ago · 151 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.920 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 17012 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.922 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17011 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.93 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines · 16975 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.825 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 16974 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.747 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 16968 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015m6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.