M4.0 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Thu, Oct 17, 2002, 8:16 AM GMT+8 (00:16 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 22 km SE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-17 00:16:30 UTC
- Depth
- 83.3 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.887° N, 125.521° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 8
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.943 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.48 km E of Pangyan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8725 days ago · 134 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.560 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.922 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 178 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8711 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.627 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000beq9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.