M4.6 earthquake 17 km E of Kalbay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km E of Kalbay, Philippines on Sat, Feb 22, 2003, 1:27 PM GMT+8 (05:27 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 42 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-22 05:27:41 UTC
- Depth
- 174.1 km (108.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.702° N, 125.652° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.422 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 8614 days ago · 153 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.842 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8605 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.24 km S of Lumazal, Philippines · 8575 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.32 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.875 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000br62. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.