Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 22 km SE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Caburan, Philippines on Thu, Nov 21, 2002, 8:42 AM GMT+8 (00:42 UTC), 178 km (110 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-11-21 00:42:04 UTC
Depth
177.6 km (110.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.784° N, 125.798° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8711 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 149 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.627 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.860 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8681 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.560 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.428 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8725 days ago · 134 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8735 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.48 km E of Pangyan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.943 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8741 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj2z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.