Philippines earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 87 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines on Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 6:08 PM GMT+8 (10:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 54 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-03-26 10:08:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.458° N, 127.005° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.586 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.277 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8948 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.6109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8922 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.144 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8909 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.763 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8901 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.429 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8900 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8966 days ago · 88 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.345 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.72 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b13c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.