M4.3 earthquake 93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Feb 18, 2002, 5:10 AM GMT+8 (21:10 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 87 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-17 21:10:29 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.551° N, 126.417° 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
- 15
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.978 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8977 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8943 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aynt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.