M4.3 earthquake 53 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines on Sat, Aug 17, 2002, 2:26 AM GMT+8 (18:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 40 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-16 18:26:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.127° N, 127.031° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.040 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8799 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.650 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8796 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.059 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba17. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.