M4.0 earthquake 2 km SW of Buadtasan, Philippines

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 3:29 AM GMT+8

UTC

2002-03-12 19:29:10 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

5.990° N, 124.601° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

10

• Lake Sebu, PhilippinesPopulation 21,767. Forecast29 kmSSW
• Koronadal, PhilippinesPopulation 201,844. Forecast63 kmSSW
• Malingao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,121,974. Forecast131 kmS

After

1. 4.612 km SSW of Mabay, PhilippinesWed, Mar 13, 3:47 AM GMT+8 · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
2. 4.427 km SW of Mabay, PhilippinesWed, Mar 13, 4:20 AM GMT+8 · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
3. 4.44 km SSW of Bantogon, PhilippinesWed, Mar 13, 9:20 PM GMT+8 · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
4. 4.27 km NE of Tambilil, PhilippinesThu, Mar 14, 5:47 AM GMT+8 · 8966 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
5. 4.64 km NW of Nuing, PhilippinesFri, Mar 15, 10:17 AM GMT+8 · 8965 days ago · 227 km deep · 97 km away
6. 4.536 km SSW of Palimbang, PhilippinesFri, Mar 15, 4:30 PM GMT+8 · 8965 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
7. 4.734 km SSW of Mabay, PhilippinesThu, Mar 21, 8:26 AM GMT+8 · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
8. 4.221 km SSW of Kiamba, PhilippinesThu, Mar 21, 8:36 AM GMT+8 · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 20 km away
9. 4.10 km E of Nalus, PhilippinesTue, Mar 26, 4:26 AM GMT+8 · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
10. 4.614 km SSW of Maan, PhilippinesSat, Mar 30, 5:13 AM GMT+8 · 8950 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
11. 3.90 km E of Buadtasan, PhilippinesThu, Apr 4, 4:27 PM GMT+8 · 8945 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
12. 4.411 km NE of Maitum, PhilippinesWed, Apr 10, 6:25 PM GMT+8 · 8939 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
13. 4.57 km SSE of Maitum, PhilippinesSun, Apr 14, 8:44 AM GMT+8 · 8935 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
14. 4.111 km SSW of Malisbeng, PhilippinesTue, Apr 16, 1:23 AM GMT+8 · 8934 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
15. 3.624 km W of Sangay, PhilippinesTue, Apr 16, 9:30 AM GMT+8 · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
16. 4.468 km SSW of Malisbeng, PhilippinesFri, Apr 19, 5:54 PM GMT+8 · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
17. 4.481 km SSW of Palimbang, PhilippinesFri, Apr 19, 6:00 PM GMT+8 · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
18. 4.589 km SSW of Tambilil, PhilippinesSat, Apr 20, 7:09 PM GMT+8 · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
19. 5.779 km SSW of Tambilil, PhilippinesSun, Apr 21, 6:39 AM GMT+8 · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
20. 4.759 km SSW of Katubao, PhilippinesSun, Apr 21, 7:16 AM GMT+8 · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
21. 4.674 km SSW of Tambilil, PhilippinesSun, Apr 21, 8:04 AM GMT+8 · 8928 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
22. 4.34 km NE of Mabay, PhilippinesTue, Apr 23, 4:34 AM GMT+8 · 8926 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
23. 3.782 km SSW of Tambilil, PhilippinesFri, Apr 26, 3:29 PM GMT+8 · 8923 days ago · 450 km deep · 84 km away
24. 4.030 km SSW of Mabay, PhilippinesMon, Apr 29, 11:20 PM GMT+8 · 8920 days ago · 150 km deep · 36 km away
25. 5.780 km SSW of Tambilil, PhilippinesSat, May 4, 6:52 PM GMT+8 · 8915 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 4.321 km SW of Maguling, PhilippinesWed, Mar 13, 12:49 AM GMT+8 · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.418 km SSW of Maguling, PhilippinesWed, Mar 13, 12:37 AM GMT+8 · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
3. 4.220 km S of Maitum, PhilippinesTue, Mar 12, 9:50 PM GMT+8 · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
4. 3.814 km SSW of Kiamba, PhilippinesTue, Mar 12, 1:43 AM GMT+8 · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
5. 4.223 km SSW of Maitum, PhilippinesTue, Mar 12, 1:37 AM GMT+8 · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
6. 4.011 km SSW of Maitum, PhilippinesTue, Mar 12, 1:35 AM GMT+8 · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
7. 4.01 km NW of Buadtasan, PhilippinesMon, Mar 11, 1:17 PM GMT+8 · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
8. 4.65 km WSW of Nalus, PhilippinesSun, Mar 10, 9:44 PM GMT+8 · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
9. 4.17 km NE of Lumuyon, PhilippinesSun, Mar 10, 7:55 PM GMT+8 · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
10. 4.06 km N of Nalus, PhilippinesSun, Mar 10, 6:39 PM GMT+8 · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
11. 4.22 km S of Maan, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 5:41 PM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
12. 4.325 km SW of Mabay, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 11:24 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
13. 4.314 km SSW of Mabay, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 8:41 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
14. 4.212 km SSW of Maguling, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 7:45 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
15. 4.154 km SW of Palimbang, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 5:56 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
16. 4.210 km SSW of Maitum, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 5:19 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
17. 4.410 km SSW of Maitum, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 5:00 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
18. 4.424 km SSW of Mabay, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 4:19 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
19. 4.329 km SSW of Maguling, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 4:17 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
20. 4.816 km SW of Maitum, PhilippinesSat, Mar 9, 3:35 AM GMT+8 · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b06h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.