M4.0 earthquake 11 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 10:36 PM GMT+8 (14:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 29 km E of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-31 14:36:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.065° N, 126.066° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.511 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.729 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 8917 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1eq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.