M4.5 earthquake 10 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines on Sat, Dec 7, 2002, 6:40 PM GMT+8 (10:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 51 km NE of Kinablangan, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-07 10:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.370° N, 126.422° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.524 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8687 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 8680 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.52 km NNE of San Luis, Philippines · 8666 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.440 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8664 days ago · 191 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.59 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 8660 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.624 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8658 days ago · 200 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.267 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk95. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.