M5.2 earthquake 24 km E of Lapuan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 24 km E of Lapuan, Philippines on Mon, Jun 10, 2002, 12:32 AM GMT+8 (16:32 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 17 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-09 16:32:59 UTC
- Depth
- 109.7 km (68.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.134° N, 125.918° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 351°, dip 57°, rake 31°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 243°, dip 64°, rake 143°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 64
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.578 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.34 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8867 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.460 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8860 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.737 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8849 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.617 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8829 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5v3 (also filed as gcmtb060902a, gcmt20020609163259, iscgem3181673). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.