M4.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines on Sat, Jun 29, 2002, 8:40 AM GMT+8 (00:40 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 48 km NE of Santa Monica, 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
- 2002-06-29 00:40:17 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.998° N, 125.677° 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
- 35
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.684 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8864 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.662 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8863 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.519 km NNE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8846 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.748 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8805 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.428 km ENE of Guiuan, Philippines · 8865 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.76 km E of Salcedo, Philippines · 8867 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.433 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines · 8870 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b74m. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.