M4.0 earthquake 243 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 243 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Jul 14, 2002, 9:28 AM GMT+8 (01:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 203 km SE 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-14 01:28:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.674° N, 127.585° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8812 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b82b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.