Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 82 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Thu, Mar 14, 2002, 2:12 PM GMT+8 (06:12 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-03-14 06:12:49 UTC
Depth
87.5 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.469° N, 126.960° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.087 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.586 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.277 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8948 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.69 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.6109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8922 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.144 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8909 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.345 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.35 km ESE of Baon, Philippines · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b096. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.