M4.2 earthquake 36 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 36 km E of Union, Philippines on Sat, Dec 7, 2002, 7:38 AM GMT+8 (23:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 21 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-06 23:38:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.791° N, 126.438° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.644 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8696 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.652 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.221 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.414 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8686 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.628 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8685 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.157 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.438 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8680 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.732 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8671 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.913 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8666 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk84. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.