M4.6 earthquake 170 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 170 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 4:00 AM GMT+8 (20:00 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 204 km SSE of Sarangani, 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
- 2004-02-23 20:00:40 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.867° N, 125.524° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8254 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8189 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6192 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8248 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8194 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8245 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7185 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8242 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.3204 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8238 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5194 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8237 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.898 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8204 days ago · 197 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmwk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.