M4.7 earthquake 49 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 49 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 7:31 PM GMT+8 (11:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km SSE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-12 11:31:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.076° N, 126.493° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.741 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8755 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.634 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8747 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.774 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.236 km E of Union, Philippines · 8699 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.930 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.644 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.652 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bec6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.