M4.5 earthquake 55 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 55 km E of Union, Philippines on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 5:49 AM GMT+8 (21:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km S of Mabahin, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-24 21:49:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.735° N, 126.612° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.932 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.510 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8764 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.11 km S of Mabahin, Philippines · 8757 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.749 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.741 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8754 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.634 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8747 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8723 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 4.427 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.512 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.832 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.637 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.348 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.748 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8801 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd1t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.