M4.4 earthquake 35 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 35 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines on Mon, Feb 4, 2002, 9:03 PM GMT+8 (13:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km W of Lianga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-04 13:03:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.084° N, 126.573° 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
- 9
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.419 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 9001 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.57 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.03 km W of Lianga, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines · 8949 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axs8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.