Philippines earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 17 km SW of Mabay, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Mabay, Philippines on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 3:08 AM GMT+8 (19:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 79 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 3:08 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-03-08 19:08:25 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.930° N, 124.369° 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: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 70°, dip 42°, rake -88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 247°, dip 48°, rake -92°

How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 74

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azyc (also filed as gcmtb030802d, gcmt20020308190825, iscgem2943931). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.