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M5.2 earthquake 10 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines on Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 9:37 PM GMT+8 (13:37 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 9:37 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2004-02-08 13:37:09 UTC
Depth: 205.8 km (127.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.935° N, 125.750° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 313°, dip 52°, rake -21°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 57°, dip 73°, rake -140°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 71°
Stations used: 58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckra (also filed as gcmtc020804g, gcmt20040208133709, iscgem7249154). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.