M4.8 earthquake 63 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 4:26 AM GMT+8 (20:26 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-06 20:26:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.679° N, 126.888° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 88 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.087 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.586 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.277 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8949 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.69 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azu3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.