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M6.0 earthquake 28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 2:27 AM GMT+8 (18:27 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0 (mwb), strong
Local time: Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 2:27 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-03-08 18:27:53 UTC
Depth: 23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.871° N, 124.274° E
Region: Philippines
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 8.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: Oblique normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 28°, dip 44°, rake -148°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 274°, dip 68°, rake -50°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 166

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azy8 (also filed as choy20020308182753, gcmtb030802c, gcmt20020308182753, iscgem2946398). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.