M4.8 earthquake 86 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 86 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Wed, Oct 2, 2002, 9:29 AM GMT+8 (01:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-02 01:29:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.821° N, 127.092° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.510 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8764 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.763 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.591 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.770 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 8733 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8723 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.932 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.512 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.832 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.637 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.348 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdm6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.