Philippines earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 33 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 3:22 AM GMT+8 (19:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 79 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-03-08 19:22:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.755° N, 124.386° E
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
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Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.312 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.816 km SW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.329 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.424 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.410 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.210 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.154 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.212 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.314 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.325 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.22 km S of Maan, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.06 km N of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.17 km NE of Lumuyon, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.65 km WSW of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.01 km NW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.011 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.223 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.814 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.220 km S of Maitum, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.418 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.321 km SW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.02 km SW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.612 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.427 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 4.44 km SSW of Bantogon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.27 km NE of Tambilil, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.536 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8965 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 4.734 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 4.221 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 4.10 km E of Nalus, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 4.614 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8951 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.90 km E of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8945 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.411 km NE of Maitum, Philippines · 8939 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.57 km SSE of Maitum, Philippines · 8935 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 4.111 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8934 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.624 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 4.468 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 4.481 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 4.589 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 5.779 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 4.759 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 4.674 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8928 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 4.34 km NE of Mabay, Philippines · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 3.782 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8923 days ago · 450 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.030 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8920 days ago · 150 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 5.780 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8915 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.15 km SSW of Nalus, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.417 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.210 km SSW of Sinolon, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.231 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 6.028 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.027 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.80 km S of Liberty, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.013 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.710 km SW of Nalus, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.720 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.922 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.927 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.20 km NE of Lambontong, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.50 km W of Tambilil, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.75 km SW of Nalus, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.824 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.118 km SSW of Lumuyon, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 5.129 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.14 km N of Lumazal, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.518 km S of Maasim, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azye. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.