M5.0 earthquake 3 km W of Lianga, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 3 km W of Lianga, Philippines on Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 3:27 PM GMT+8 (07:27 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-06 07:27:05 UTC
- Depth
- 82.8 km (51.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.630° N, 126.066° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.821 km SSW of Binucayan, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines · 8949 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azsh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.