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M4.3 earthquake 34 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 34 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines on Sun, Jan 13, 2002, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.5 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Jan 13, 2002, 5:13 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-01-13 09:13:42 UTC
Depth: 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.848° N, 124.211° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 83.

Before

4.430 km SSW of Maguling, PhilippinesSun, Jan 13, 5:06 PM GMT+8 · 9026 days ago · 100 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awcm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.