M4.7 earthquake 2 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Magdug, Philippines on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 8:00 PM GMT+8 (12:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 54 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-05 12:00:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.535° N, 126.115° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.087 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8952 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8942 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8925 days ago · 200 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azpt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.