M5.6 earthquake 17 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Jul 29, 2002, 3:13 PM GMT+8 (07:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-29 07:13:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.437° N, 126.320° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.59 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV PIVS) at Mati, (III PIVS) at Davao City and (II PIVS) at General Santos, Kidapawan and Koronadal.
From the USGS event page for usp000b8z4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 217°, dip 34°, rake 145°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 338°, dip 71°, rake 61°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 163
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.426 km NE of Tubalan, Philippines · 8813 days ago · 200 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.743 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8812 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.040 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8800 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.38 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.7105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8z4 (also filed as gcmtb072902a, gcmt20020729071337, atlas20020729071337, iscgem3230196). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.