M4.2 earthquake 10 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Thu, Mar 14, 2002, 3:25 AM GMT+8 (19:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 54 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-13 19:25:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.111° N, 126.059° 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
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.511 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 8944 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.432 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8921 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.729 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 8919 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.854 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8914 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b089. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.