M4.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Tamisan, Philippines on Fri, Oct 18, 2002, 12:04 PM GMT+8 (04:04 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-18 04:04:51 UTC
- Depth
- 67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.798° N, 126.263° 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.
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8744 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.555 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.277 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8716 days ago · 155 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.872 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8715 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.743 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8708 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.893 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.510 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines · 8700 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 usp000bes6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.