M4.8 earthquake 32 km NE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Mon, Sep 9, 2002, 1:47 PM GMT+8 (05:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km S of Mabahin, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-09 05:47:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.153° N, 126.508° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.555 km E of Union, Philippines · 8772 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.932 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.886 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8765 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.510 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8764 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.11 km S of Mabahin, Philippines · 8757 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.763 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.741 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8754 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.770 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 8733 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbsk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.