Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Feb 25, 2004, 7:15 PM GMT+8 (11:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 204 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Feb 25, 2004, 7:15 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2004-02-25 11:15:23 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 3.911° N, 126.128° 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 132°, dip 86°, rake -3°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 222°, dip 87°, rake -176°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 75°
Stations used: 69

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 13 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 usp000cn79 (also filed as gcmtc022504c, gcmt20040225111533, iscgem7255206). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.