M3.9 earthquake 51 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 51 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines on Mon, May 20, 2002, 12:28 AM GMT+8 (16:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km E of Salcedo, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-19 16:28:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.162° N, 126.243° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.433 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines · 8870 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.76 km E of Salcedo, Philippines · 8867 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.428 km ENE of Guiuan, Philippines · 8865 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.56 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines · 8864 days ago · 200 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.684 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8864 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.662 km ENE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8863 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.519 km NNE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8846 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4m7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.