M4.0 earthquake 16 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines on Mon, Jan 7, 2002, 5:31 AM GMT+8 (21:31 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-06 21:31:09 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.030° N, 126.613° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.552 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9017 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9009 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.35 km ESE of Baon, Philippines · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.345 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avyu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.