M4.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of Palimbang, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Palimbang, Philippines on Thu, Aug 29, 2002, 7:19 PM GMT+8 (11:19 UTC), 482 km (299 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km SSW of Maan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-29 11:19:09 UTC
- Depth
- 481.7 km (299.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.287° N, 124.238° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.810 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.338 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bav7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.