Philippines earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Santiago, Philippines on Sun, Apr 14, 2002, 12:05 PM GMT+8 (04:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Apr 14, 2002, 12:05 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-04-14 04:05:23 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.316° N, 126.656° E
Region: Philippines
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 9.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 175°, dip 48°, rake 61°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 34°, dip 49°, rake 118°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 197

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2c9 (also filed as gcmtb041402b, gcmt20020414040524, iscgem2969661). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.