M4.3 earthquake 38 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines on Sat, Oct 26, 2002, 7:43 AM GMT+8 (23:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km W of Sangay, 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
- 2002-10-25 23:43:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.951° N, 123.963° 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
- 13
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.427 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 8733 days ago · 595 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.226 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.739 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 8707 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfcf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.