Philippines earthquakes

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.

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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
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

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Depth from
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Stations used
64

Nearest places

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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

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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.