M4.4 earthquake 4 km SSW of Bantogon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Bantogon, Philippines on Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 9:20 PM GMT+8 (13:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 34 km SSW of Mabay, 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
- 2002-03-13 13:20:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.493° N, 124.020° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.27 km NE of Tambilil, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.536 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8965 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.734 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.221 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.10 km E of Nalus, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.90 km E of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8945 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.411 km NE of Maitum, Philippines · 8939 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.57 km SSE of Maitum, Philippines · 8935 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.111 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8934 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.624 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.34 km NE of Mabay, Philippines · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.030 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8920 days ago · 150 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 4.427 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.612 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.02 km SW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.321 km SW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.418 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.220 km S of Maitum, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.814 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.223 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.011 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.01 km NW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.65 km WSW of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.06 km N of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.325 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.314 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.212 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.154 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.210 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.410 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.424 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.329 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b07v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.