M5.1 earthquake 1 km S of Mabahin, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1 km S of Mabahin, Philippines on Thu, Oct 10, 2002, 3:52 AM GMT+8 (19:52 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-09 19:52:55 UTC
- Depth
- 79.1 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.176° N, 126.170° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.02 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III PIVS) at Surigao and (I PIVS) at Cagayan de Oro and Hibok-Hibok.
From the USGS event page for usp000be46. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 354°, dip 22°, rake -93°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 178°, dip 68°, rake -89°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 113
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.236 km E of Union, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be46 (also filed as gcmtb100902b, gcmt20021009195255, iscgem3486327). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.