M4.2 earthquake 26 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines on Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 5:04 PM GMT+8 (09:04 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-23 09:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.125° N, 123.967° 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
- 10
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
- 4.739 km W of Sangay, Philippines · 8710 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8707 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.169 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8673 days ago · 426 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.611 km SW of Katubao, Philippines · 8665 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj7r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.