M4.8 earthquake 26 km E of Santiago, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km E of Santiago, Philippines on Sun, Aug 4, 2002, 2:21 PM GMT+8 (06:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 40 km ENE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-04 06:21:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.315° N, 126.811° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.743 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8814 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.353 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8813 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.040 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8801 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.31 km NW of Gabi, Philippines · 8799 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.650 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8798 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b99r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.