M4.3 earthquake 5 km ESE of Baon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Baon, Philippines on Sat, Mar 2, 2002, 6:34 AM GMT+8 (22:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-01 22:34:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.771° N, 126.129° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.69 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aze4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.