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2002 Mindanao Earthquake
5 March 2002 · Mindanao · Philippines
On 5 March 2002 at 21:16 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Philippines (Mindanao), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 336 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 15 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 5 March 2002
- Time
- 21:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 31 km
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Damaged
- 800
- Estimated Damage
- 2 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Philippines
- Nearest Volcano
- Melebingoy (72 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1970Mindanao · M 7.6
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1903Davao Gulf · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth