Philippines earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 80 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines on Sat, May 4, 2002, 6:52 PM GMT+8 (10:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, May 4, 2002, 6:52 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-05-04 10:52:57 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.283° N, 124.406° 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 232°, dip 75°, rake -174°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 140°, dip 84°, rake -15°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 103

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3q3 (also filed as gcmtb050402c, gcmt20020504105257, iscgem3030700). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.