M4.5 earthquake 110 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 110 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Dec 9, 2002, 2:11 AM GMT+8 (18:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-08 18:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.160° N, 127.159° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.340 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8672 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.440 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8667 days ago · 191 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8655 days ago · 226 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 3.893 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.872 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8715 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.277 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8717 days ago · 155 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.0105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8721 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkbv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.