M4.3 earthquake 8 km E of Nangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nangan, Philippines on Wed, Sep 4, 2002, 4:51 PM GMT+8 (08:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 6 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-04 08:51:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.486° N, 126.197° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.53 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8767 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.86 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines · 8748 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8741 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.555 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8736 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8735 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb7v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.