Philippines earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 56 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Thu, Feb 8, 2001, 8:38 AM GMT+8 (00:38 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-02-08 00:38:28 UTC
Depth
84.5 km (52.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.602° N, 126.769° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.153 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9356 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 5.570 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9344 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.865 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 61 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.9124 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6103 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.6100 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.298 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.243 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.257 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9336 days ago · 200 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.310 km SSE of Manay, Philippines · 9332 days ago · 174 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.112 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines · 9317 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.338 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9360 days ago · 144 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.930 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9361 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.550 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.252 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.468 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.341 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9365 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.981 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9368 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1125 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9370 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.460 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.653 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9372 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.014 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines · 9373 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.0118 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.557 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9374 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.985 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.570 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9376 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.755 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9381 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.273 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9385 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.159 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.568 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a98d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.