Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 45 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 8:17 PM GMT+8 (12:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-05 12:17:24 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.179° N, 126.973° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.611 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.782 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.087 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8956 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.160 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.064 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.586 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8953 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.277 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8950 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 5.69 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines · 8937 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 5.254 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8926 days ago · 200 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.8127 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azpv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.