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M5.3 earthquake 227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Oct 16, 2002, 4:37 PM GMT+8 (08:37 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Oct 16, 2002, 4:37 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-10-16 08:37:04 UTC
Depth: 72.6 km (45.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 3.701° N, 126.615° 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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 98°, dip 24°, rake 5°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 4°, dip 88°, rake 114°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 110

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000benx (also filed as gcmtb101602b, gcmt20021016083704, iscgem3492371). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.