M4.6 earthquake 34 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Sun, Oct 20, 2002, 5:16 PM GMT+8 (09:16 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-20 09:16:35 UTC
- Depth
- 61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.296° N, 126.194° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.655 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.774 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 8719 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.236 km E of Union, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.930 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8698 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.644 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8696 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.652 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8696 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bex0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.