M4.4 earthquake 19 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 1:53 AM GMT+8 (17:53 UTC), 51 km (32 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
- 2002-02-07 17:53:03 UTC
- Depth
- 51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.757° N, 126.464° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.57 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.03 km W of Lianga, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines · 8949 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axze. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.