M3.9 earthquake 78 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Mar 4, 2002, 11:06 PM GMT+8 (15:06 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 60 km SE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-04 15:06:54 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.713° N, 126.462° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8977 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8944 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.411 km SE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8929 days ago · 157 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8923 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azkt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.