Philippines earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 124 km ESE of Manay, Philippines

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 124 km ESE of Manay, Philippines on Wed, Feb 28, 2001, 5:59 PM GMT+8 (09:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 66 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-02-28 09:59:19 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.697° N, 127.540° 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
12

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6103 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.6100 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.298 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.243 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.766 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9294 days ago · 179 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.271 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9291 days ago · 232 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.865 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9342 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.570 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9348 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.153 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9361 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.956 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 9362 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.550 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9368 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.252 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 9368 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.468 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 9368 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.341 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 9369 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aajx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.