M4.5 earthquake 91 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 9:38 AM GMT+8 (01:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 70 km ENE of Barcelona, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-03 01:38:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.531° N, 127.172° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.770 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 8733 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.157 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 8681 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfy5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.