M4.2 earthquake 5 km NNE of Pitogo, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Pitogo, Philippines on Mon, Dec 30, 2002, 5:32 PM GMT+8 (09:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-30 09:32:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.503° N, 123.328° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.419 km SSE of Malim, Philippines · 8675 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines · 8634 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmqk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.