M4.2 earthquake 252 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 252 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 4:38 AM GMT+8 (20:38 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 240 km SE 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
- 2004-02-07 20:38:18 UTC
- Depth
- 90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.343° N, 127.475° 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 usp000cknp. 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0240 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8244 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7171 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8230 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5276 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8211 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cknp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.