M5.5 earthquake 131 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 131 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Mar 23, 2002, 1:36 AM GMT+8 (17:36 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-22 17:36:59 UTC
- Depth
- 76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.585° N, 126.319° 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.
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 217°, dip 16°, rake 119°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 7°, dip 76°, rake 82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 167
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.659 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2112 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.0194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8905 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.0196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8903 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0va (also filed as gcmtb032202e, gcmt20020322173659, iscgem2932749). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.