M4.2 earthquake 22 km ENE of Malita, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Malita, Philippines on Sat, Feb 14, 2004, 7:31 AM GMT+8 (23:31 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 47 km ESE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-13 23:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.458° N, 125.814° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000cm4m. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.852 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8255 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.047 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8245 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.643 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8227 days ago · 212 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.343 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8226 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8271 days ago · 206 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.059 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8274 days ago · 153 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8284 days ago · 215 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.420 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8291 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.67 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines · 8295 days ago · 200 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm4m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.