M5.0 earthquake 59 km E of Santiago, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 59 km E of Santiago, Philippines on Thu, Oct 10, 2002, 9:52 PM GMT+8 (13:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 59 km E of Santiago, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-10 13:52:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.293° N, 127.113° 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
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.159 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8719 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.743 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.893 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.510 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines · 8698 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be67 (also filed as iscgem3487226). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.