Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 49 km SE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 8:05 PM GMT+8 (12:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-03-08 12:05:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.572° N, 126.662° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.087 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.586 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.277 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8948 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.69 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.345 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.978 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.35 km ESE of Baon, Philippines · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azxp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.