Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 29 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines on Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 3:19 AM GMT+8 (19:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2002-03-06 19:19:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.729° N, 124.544° E
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 50°, dip 55°, rake -153°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 304°, dip 68°, rake -38°

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
47

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aztw (also filed as gcmtb030602f, gcmt20020306191952, iscgem2946293). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.