M4.1 earthquake 8 km SSE of Samal, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Samal, Philippines on Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 6:45 AM GMT+8 (22:45 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-02-15 22:45:22 UTC
- Depth
- 535.9 km (333.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.997° N, 125.729° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 14.3 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 21
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.520 km W of Surup, Philippines · 938 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 4.617 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 932 days ago · 152 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.44 km SW of Luzon, Philippines · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.25 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 19
- 4.39 km SSW of Batiano, Philippines · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.415 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 962 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.623 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 967 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.415 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 970 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.55 km SSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 971 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.319 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 986 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0e0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.