M4.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 10:43 AM GMT+8 (02:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 3 km W of Lianga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-10 02:43:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.858° N, 126.254° 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
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.03 km W of Lianga, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines · 8949 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ay49. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.