M4.3 earthquake 25 km E of Malim, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 25 km E of Malim, Philippines on Mon, Dec 30, 2002, 4:56 PM GMT+8 (08:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-30 08:56:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.492° N, 123.663° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.25 km NNE of Pitogo, Philippines · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.419 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 8675 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines · 8634 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.23 km E of Dadus, Philippines · 8628 days ago · 465 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmqj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.