M4.2 earthquake 84 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 84 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 8:53 AM GMT+8 (00:53 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 107 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-16 00:53:21 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.234° N, 126.204° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 180°
- Stations used
- 14
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.675 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 166 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8107 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8251 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7171 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8230 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.643 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8227 days ago · 212 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.898 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8203 days ago · 197 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8270 days ago · 206 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.059 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8274 days ago · 153 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8277 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8283 days ago · 215 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm9y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.