M3.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Nangan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Nangan, Philippines on Sun, Feb 9, 2003, 9:30 AM GMT+8 (01:30 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 34 km ENE of Pondaguitan, 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-09 01:30:02 UTC
- Depth
- 68.2 km (42.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.552° N, 126.234° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.934 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8629 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.77 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 8627 days ago · 151 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.422 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 8613 days ago · 153 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.842 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8604 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.166 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bq9v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.