M3.6 earthquake 24 km W of Sangay, Philippines
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 24 km W of Sangay, Philippines on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 9:30 AM GMT+8 (01:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 98 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-16 01:30:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.412° N, 123.826° 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
- 8
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.468 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.481 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8930 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.34 km NE of Mabay, Philippines · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.030 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8920 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.527 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8881 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.798 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.522 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8874 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.111 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8934 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.57 km SSE of Maitum, Philippines · 8935 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.411 km NE of Maitum, Philippines · 8939 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.90 km E of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8945 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.10 km E of Nalus, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.734 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2g3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.