Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 41 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Sun, Oct 13, 2002, 4:58 AM GMT+8 (20:58 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-12 20:58:36 UTC
Depth
41.7 km (25.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.046° N, 126.429° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.634 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8747 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.655 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.774 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.236 km E of Union, Philippines · 8699 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.930 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.644 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.652 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.749 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.932 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.555 km E of Union, Philippines · 8772 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.427 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bedb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.