M4.6 earthquake 11 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 8:44 AM GMT+8 (00:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-08 00:44:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.690° N, 126.655° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azwp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.