Philippines earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Nov 17, 2002, 7:43 PM GMT+8 (11:43 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-17 11:43:19 UTC
Depth
87.1 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.845° N, 126.981° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.277 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 155 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.872 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8716 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8709 days ago · 149 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 8707 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.893 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8707 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1136 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8707 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5110 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.340 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8673 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.1191 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.149 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.555 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.456 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8741 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.648 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8745 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhvr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.