M4.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines on Thu, Jan 15, 2004, 6:44 PM GMT+8 (10:44 UTC), 200 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 10 km ESE of Culaman, 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
- 2004-01-15 10:44:22 UTC
- Depth
- 200.4 km (124.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.934° N, 125.572° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 18
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
- 4.415 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8283 days ago · 215 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.411 km W of Balangonan, Philippines · 8278 days ago · 145 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.059 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8274 days ago · 153 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8270 days ago · 206 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.222 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 8265 days ago · 110 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chxu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.