Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 43 km SE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Thu, Mar 1, 2001, 3:21 PM GMT+8 (07:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km SSE of Manay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-03-01 07:21:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.643° N, 126.650° 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
10

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.257 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9336 days ago · 200 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.310 km SSE of Manay, Philippines · 9332 days ago · 174 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.112 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines · 9317 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.766 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9289 days ago · 179 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.271 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9286 days ago · 232 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5Mindanao, Philippines · 9283 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.298 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.6100 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.6103 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.9124 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.865 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9337 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.570 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9344 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.153 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9356 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.956 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9358 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.338 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9360 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.930 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9361 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.550 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.252 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.468 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9363 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.341 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9365 days ago · 83 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aap1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.