Philippines earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 231 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 10:27 PM GMT+8 (14:27 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 232 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-03-21 14:27:43 UTC
Depth
200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.013° N, 127.782° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
21

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0sx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.