M4.5 earthquake 11 km NE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 11:22 PM GMT+8 (15:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 54 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-10 15:22:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.943° N, 126.172° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.432 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8921 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.729 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 8919 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.854 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b245. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.