M4.7 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Mon, Dec 2, 2002, 12:52 AM GMT+8 (16:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 60 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-01 16:52:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.205° N, 126.529° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1136 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8703 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.627 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.860 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8681 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.738 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8652 days ago · 196 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8711 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.0105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.560 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5140 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8725 days ago · 134 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjvj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.