M4.5 earthquake 22 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, 5:07 PM GMT+8 (09:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km S of Maitum, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-14 09:07:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.841° N, 124.457° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km SSW of Malbang, Philippines · 8874 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.722 km S of Maitum, Philippines · 8864 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.466 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8816 days ago · 500 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b650. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.