M4.8 earthquake 203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-18 09:13:22 UTC
- Depth
- 62.4 km (38.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.935° N, 127.333° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4180 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.1181 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba4f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.