M4.5 earthquake 78 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 20, 2002, 8:11 PM GMT+8 (12:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 17 km ENE of Pondaguitan, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-20 12:11:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.639° N, 126.288° 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
- 18
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8866 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.460 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8859 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.737 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8849 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.578 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8841 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.617 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8829 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8810 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6js. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.