M4.6 earthquake 123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 5:46 PM GMT+8 (09:46 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-19 09:46:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.680° N, 127.061° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.4138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8809 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4180 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8cu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.