Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 3 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 9:09 AM GMT+8 (01:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 49 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-09-29 01:09:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.331° N, 126.197° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.949 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8751 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.0Mindanao, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.86 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines · 8748 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8741 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.555 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8736 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8735 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.428 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8725 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.277 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 155 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.922 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 178 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.872 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8712 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8711 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.38 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 8792 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.634 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8792 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdcp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.