M4.6 earthquake 109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 109 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Apr 28, 2002, 3:38 AM GMT+8 (19:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km SSE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-27 19:38:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.702° N, 126.910° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.763 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8901 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.3136 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8886 days ago · 131 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.391 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8881 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8869 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.578 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b39m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.